Brexit news - LIVE: EU leaders unanimously agree to give UK unconditional ‘flextension’ if it approves withdrawal agreement next week
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Theresa May’s request to extend triggering Article 50 until the end of June was rejected by the EU, which instead offered a shorter time frame.
Ms May has now accepted the offer of a delay until May 22 if her withdrawal deal is approved by Parliament.
If MPs reject it for a third time, the EU says Britain must propose a new plan by April 12.
The result of this would either be a much longer delay or crashing out of the EU without a deal.
Ms May said she will not support a long delay because it would mean Britain participating in elections for the European Parliament.
Here’s how events unfolded:
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Theresa May rules out revoking Article 50 and cancelling Brexit after saying she is still working to leave the EU with a deal
Asked about the petition to cancel Brexit which has now received 2 million signatures, Ms May does not directly respond, but says she believes the government must honour the results of the 2016 referendum
Here is The Independent's story about the petition:
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