Donald Tusk: No Brexit extension without green light for deal

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Theresa May's request to delay the U.K.’s departure from the EU will only be granted if the House of Commons passes the Brexit deal agreed between London and Brussels, European Council Donald Tusk said Wednesday.

Responding in a brief statement to U.K. Prime Minister's request to extend until June 30 the deadline for the U.K.'s departure, Tusk said such an extension could win approval in Brussels but only upon ratification of the withdrawal deal, which the House of Commons has rejected twice with huge majorities against it in January and March.

"Today I received a letter from Prime Minister May in which she addresses the European Council with two requests, to approve the so-called Strasbourg agreement between the U.K. and the European Commission and to extend the Article 50 period until 30th of June, 2019," Tusk said.

"Just now I had a phone call with Prime Minister May about these proposals. In light of the consultations I have conducted over the past days, I believe that a short extension will be possible, but it will be conditional on a positive vote on the Withdrawal Agreement in the House of Commons."

Read more: https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-tusk-no-brexit-extension-without-green-light-for-deal/

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Today's logic puzzle:

1. EU will agree to an extension if UK approves the agreed upon deal

2. UK Parliament speaker won't allow another vote on the agreed upon deal

3. Therefore.....

[Zorro]

1. The U.K. is now living on a thin line

[cab67]

2. Smarter leadership

would have put the mechanism for another referendum in place last year and not assumed Brexit would work out.

[DavidDvorkin]

3. This seems to mean either leaving without a deal or withdrawing the Article 50 request to leave.

[Ghost Dog]

4. ... Or, repeating the request for more time on the grounds that

a second referendum is justified because now the terms are more clear and, the first time, the Leave canpaign blatently lied and was illegally financed and supported by dark north american actors.

[DavidDvorkin]

6. True, but would May do that?

[Ghost Dog]

5. Mrs. May is a deeply dishonest person.

31m ago
20:44
May statement over. She said her deal was “the best deal negotiable”, and attacked MPs for failing to make a decision, urging that it was “high time” they made up their minds. “I am on your side”, she said, addressing the British people.

Updated at 8.59pm GMT
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34m ago
20:40
PM’s statement has started. It is “of great personal regret” that Britain is not leaving on March 29, she says.

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2019/mar/20/brexit-latest-news-letter-article-50-extension-pmqs-theresa-may-bends-to-pressure-from-tory-brexiters-and-rules-out-asking-for-long-article-extension-politics-live

[ChiTownDenny]

7. This demonstrates what's wrong with the EU.

The British, foolish as they may be, have just been told they fucked themselves and there's no help from their neighbors. Similar actions by the EU to PIIGS countries after the collapse of the world economy in "08, especially Greece. 3000 years of pettiness.