EU27 is said to debate today the drafted text granting UK another Brexit delay . The purpose of the extension is “allowing for the finalization of the ratification” of the withdrawal agreement. There is no consensus on the date yet as some leaders prefer to idea of so called “flextension”. Meanwhile, some leaders might want to see the result of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s early election motion first.
Johnson called for an early election on December 12 yesterday and the Commons is due to vote on that on Monday. He said in a letter to opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn that prolonging the Brexit “paralysis” into 2020 would have “dangerous consequences for businesses, jobs and for basic confidence in democratic institutions, already badly damaged by the behavior of parliament since the referendum”. Corbyn, on the other hand, repeated that “the principle is take ‘no deal’ off the table, the EU answers tomorrow, then we can decide.”
