Macron Says U.K. Shouldn’t Get New Delay If Johnson Loses Vote
- Johnson faces knife-edge session in Westminster on Saturday
- Britain due to leave the EU on Oct. 31 under current plan
Angela Merkel speaks with Emmauel Macron and Xavier Bettel on Oct. 18.
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French President Emmanuel Macron heaped pressure on the British Parliament to back Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, saying the U.K.’s departure from the European Union shouldn’t be delayed a moment longer.
With Parliament due to vote on the revised agreement on Saturday, Macron’s remarks echoed the message Johnson himself has been sending to reticent MPs: it’s now or never.