Theresa May confirms considering extended Brexit transition period request

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Theresa May has confirmed that she is considering asking the EU for an extended Brexit transition period in a bid to break the deadlock in talks.

The Prime Minister is understood to have raised the possibility of a longer period in meetings with EU leaders yesterday, but Downing Street was previously tight-lipped about the exchanges – which are likely to enrage Tory eurosceptics.

On her way into the second day of the summit Ms May told reporters that the option had emerged to extend the controversial period, but that it would only be for “a matter of months”.

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