Brussels insists business as usual amid Brexit delay request from UK

As he emerged from a “short and normal” meeting with EU Ambassadors in Brussels this morning, the EU’s Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier joked with waiting reporters saying, “you are very patient” before adding “me too, me too”.

Barnier insisted he is simply taking the next step on ratifying the deal struck with the UK at his meeting, he’ll update the European Parliament tomorrow, but he was also asked if the EU would grant the request for a Brexit extension.

He said the extension request was a matter for Donald Tusk, the EU Council’s President, and would be dealt with “in the next few days”.

Deciding whether to delay Brexit and avoid No Deal is a decision for EU Leaders not for diplomats.

Now, it’s for the EU27 leaders to decide if they grant that extension.

Last night, the letter that Boris Johnson was compelled to send was delivered to Donald Tusk. It was a cut and paste of the template letter contained in the Benn Act or the “Surrender Act” as Mr Johnson prefers to call it.

 

See also: UK Will Leave EU This Month, British Ministers Insist and Boris Johnson Asks EU For Three-Month Brexit Extension To Deadline

Via ITV News