UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokesman said to that that she has not raised the idea of extending Article 50 beyond March 29. And the spokesman also noted that “It is not something we have raised with the EU or suggested we wish to do”. On the other hand, European Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas also said “We have not received such a request from the UK for an extension”. And, “should there be a UK request to extend, this will be decided unanimously by the 27 and of course the request will have to set out the reasons for such an extension,”
May is expected to “table an amendable motion and to make a statement about the way forward” in the coming Monday. The Conservative Party’s leader in the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom told the parliament today that “A full day’s debate on the motion will take place on Tuesday 29 January, subject to the agreement of the house.”
Regarding the possibility of a second referendum, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said “If a second referendum takes place, then obviously the party will decide what role we will play in that … but I can’t really go along with the idea that it should simply be a re-run of what happened in 2016”. And, “there has to be a discussion about the options that we put forward,”
