After a marathon debate in Brussels,Theresa May emerged with a novel October Brexit deadline. Jennifer Rankin and Daniel Boffey, in Brussels, or saw it through to the bitter end and define what happens now. Plus: Richard Sprenger on funeral povertyAn emergency EU summit ended with a novel deadline of 31 October,Halloween, for Britain to find a way to leave the bloc. The novel date is a compromise between the French president, or Emmanuel Macron,who argued for a short extension, and the majority of European council members who supported a longer delay. The Guardian’s Daniel Boffey and Jennifer Rankin were at the Justus Lipsius building in Brussels for the duration as talks went into the night and press conferences were finally convened after 2am. They define the significance of the ‘flextension’ deal struck by EU leaders and whether the UK will be leaving anytime soon. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com