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By Laurence Norman in Brussels and Max Colchester in London
Updated Oct. 28, 2019 2:07 pm ET

The European Union agreed to delay Brexit until Jan. 31, increasing the chances of a U.K. election before the end of the year and ending any hope of a departure by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s promised deadline this week.

The decision, agreed on by ambassadors from the 27 other EU countries on Monday, grants a three-month extension to Britain’s EU membership. It allows the U.K. to leave earlier if it and the EU both ratify the withdrawal deal that Mr. Johnson agreed to with the leaders of the bloc’s member states earlier this month.

The move announced by European Council President Donald Tusk on Monday means Brexit has now been extended three times this year. The U.K., which voted in June 2016 to leave the EU, was originally supposed to leave on March 29 but has been unable to ratify a Brexit deal in its divided Parliament.

British lawmakers are expected to vote later Monday on Mr. Johnson’s proposal to hold an election on Dec. 12. The proposal would need the support of two-thirds of the House of Commons, meaning members of the main opposition Labour Party would have to back it to get it through. Labour officials have indicated the party would abstain from the vote.

Source:
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wsj.com/amp/articles/eu-extends-brexit-deadline-until-jan-31-11572255175

It will still be extended for the fourth and fifth time

We should be expecting another extension.

There were never ready when they voted in Favour of Brexit

Brexit move may die should there be a new election or a new referendum

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We should be expecting another extension.

There were never ready when they voted in Favour of Brexit

Brexit move may die should there be a new election or a new referendum

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