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French Minister Le Drian Sees No Brexit Delay as Things Stand

Police officers look on as anti-Brexit demonstrators with EU flags gather directly outside the gates of Downing Street. 

Police officers look on as anti-Brexit demonstrators with EU flags gather directly outside the gates of Downing Street. 

Photographer: Daniel Leal-Olivas/AFP via Getty Imaegs

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France isn’t prepared to postpone the Oct. 31 deadline for the U.K.’s departure from the European Union “in the current state of things” as British authorities aren’t providing evidence that they’ll offer new solutions to end the Brexit deadlock, French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said.