Prime Minister Theresa May will ask the European Union to delay Brexit by at lea...
If it left this way, Britain would quit the EU’s 500 million-strong single market and customs union overnight, falling back on World Trade Organization rules that could mean many import and export tariffs. It would face the prospect of manufacturing and financial market disruption, sharp economic contraction and border delays..“Grant an extension - what for? Time is not a solution, it’s a method,” said EU Affairs Minister Nathalie Loiseau.
The 2016 referendum, which produced a 52-48 percent vote to leave, exposed deep divisions and has fueled soul-searching about everything from secession and immigration to capitalism and British identity.The crisis has left allies and investors puzzled by a country that for decades seemed a confident pillar of Western economic and political stability.
Bercow said his ruling, based on a convention dating back to 1604, did not prevent the government reshaping its proposition, or securing a vote in parliament to override his ruling. Brexit Secretary Barclay, who last week said Britain should not fear a no-deal exit, said a change in context might be sufficient to meet Bercow’s test.
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