May Threatens a Long Brexit Delay, Her Top Aide Is Overheard Saying
- U.K. negotiator Robbins overheard in Brussels bar, ITV reports
- MPs will be told to vote for May’s deal or extend the deadline
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Theresa May is planning to wait until the last moment before putting her Brexit deal to a vote in Parliament -- and will then force British politicians to choose between her blueprint and a potentially very long delay.
That is how May’s Brexit will unfold, her chief negotiator, Oliver Robbins, is reported to have said. The U.K. broadcaster ITV News said one of its reporters heard Robbins discussing the plan Monday evening in a Brussels bar.