Theresa May in whistlestop tour to seek Brexit extension

PM will meet Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron as clock ticks down

Angela Merkel and Theresa May
Angela Merkel and Theresa May lead in the annual ranking
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Theresa May will hold last-minute Brexit talks with the leaders of Germany and France today, to urge them to back her request to delay Brexit again.

With four days to go before the UK is due to leave the European Union, the prime minister will meet Angela Merkel in Berlin, followed by Emmanuel Macron in Paris.

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