January 22, 2019

British Prime Minister Theresa May has said the European Union is "very unlikely to extend Article 50 without a plan for a deal" as she rejected calls to delay Britain's departure from the European Union.

Speaking on Monday, just over two months before the United Kingdom is due to leave the bloc, May added that she will press on with efforts to get an EU divorce bill approved by parliament.

The UK is set to leave the 28-member bloc on March 29, two years after it triggered Article 50 - the exit clause in the EU's constitution - and kick-started negotiations with European leaders over a divorce deal.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/01/brexit-eu-extend-article-50-plan-190121153714889.html