It is not possible that the European Union will offer Britain a long delay to Br...
Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox appears on BBC TV's The Andrew Marr Show in London, Britain March 2, 2019. Jeff Overs/BBC/Handout via REUTERS.
LONDON - It is not possible that the European Union will offer Britain a long delay to Brexit because of upcoming European elections, British trade minister Liam Fox said on Sunday. Fox said it was still “entirely possible” Britain leaves the bloc as scheduled on March 29 but an extension to the Article 50 negotiating period may be necessary in order to deliver a smooth exit from the bloc.Asked how he would react if the EU insisted on a much longer delay of 21 months or two years, Fox told BBC TV: “I would be shocked because I think it is actually not a possible outcome.
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