Theresa May refuses to rule out Brexit article 50 extension

PM says she does not believe UK should delay leaving EU, but does not say it never would

Theresa May has declined to categorically rule out an extension to article 50 on the eve of the parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal, saying she wanted to deliver a “smooth and orderly Brexit”.

Speaking in Stoke-on-Trent as she announced an exchange of letters between the UK and the EU giving assurances on the Northern Ireland backstop arrangements, May said she did not believe the UK should delay leaving the EU but did not say she would never accept such a delay.

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