Theresa May to ask for a brief Brexit extension; to seek for a compromise withdrawal plan with Labour

Theresa May is to ask for another brief Brexit extension as a means of seeking a compromise withdrawal plan with the Labour party, she has announced, heralding the likelihood of Downing Street backing a softer Brexit.

The Guardian said that in a brief TV statement inside No 10 following a seven-hour cabinet meeting, the prime minister said she would hold talks with Jeremy Corbyn to seek a Brexit plan they could agree on and “both could put to the house”.

The Independent said that the prime minister was not clear in her statement how long the extension will be, but did say her target was to see the UK leave the European Union by 22 May.

Earlier POLITICO said that in a Downing Street statement following a seven-hour meeting with her Cabinet, May said she would take action to “break the logjam” on Brexit and ruled out seeking to take the U.K. out of the EU without a deal next week on April 12, the current legal exit date.

This is a developing story.

Via The Guardian / Independent / Politico