Brexit is being delayed ... again

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published 28 October 2019

Another day, another Brexit delay.

The European Union has agreed to the three-month Brexit extension British Prime Minister Boris Johnson requested, which will delay the deadline from Oct. 31 to Jan. 31, The Washington Post reports. European Council President Donald Tusk announced this agreement Monday, and it's set to be formally granted later in the day, The New York Times reports.

This comes after the U.K. Parliament on Oct. 22 rejected Johnson's Brexit timetable a little over a week ahead of the Oct. 31 exit date. Johnson had been required by law to ask the European Union for the January extension. It's yet another delay for Brexit, which has been pushed back three times now, NBC News reports. The original referendum over Britain's exit from the European Union had its three-year anniversary in June. Johnson, NBC News notes, said in September he would rather be "dead in a ditch" than ask for another Brexit delay.

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The January delay still needs to be signed off on by Johnson, and the Post notes that Britain could leave the European Union beforehand should a separation deal be ratified; the January delay is referred to as a "flextension." Johnson is pushing for a December election "in a bid to break the Brexit deadlock in Parliament," the Times notes, although he needs two-thirds support in the House of Commons.

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Brendan worked as a culture writer at The Week from 2018 to 2023, covering the entertainment industry, including film reviews, television recaps, awards season, the box office, major movie franchises and Hollywood gossip. He has written about film and television for outlets including Bloody Disgusting, Showbiz Cheat Sheet, Heavy and The Celebrity Cafe.

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