LONDON: UK Prime Minister Theresa May said she is “determined to get on with Brexit” following an emergency parliamentary debate over her request to delay the UK’s departure from the European Union by three months.
The UK is currently due to leave on March 29, but the British parliament has twice rejected May’s divorce deal with the EU, prompting concerns that the UK could exit the bloc without a deal.
Wednesday’s emergency debate came hours after May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk to request an extension.
Addressing parliament, May said the UK will not leave the EU on March 29 as planned, and once again urged MPs to back her deal with Brussels to avoid a no-deal scenario.
