Jeremy Hunt says “extra time” may be necessary to deliver BrexitThe Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, yesterday raised the possibility that the UK’s departure from the European Union might be delayed by a short period for technical reasons. Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme, Hunt said that if the Government “ended up approving the [Brexit] deal in the days before the 29 March, then we might need some extra time to pass critical legislation.” The Telegraph reports that the Home Secretary, Sajid Javid, also privately believes that Brexit will need to be delayed, and has questioned the Prime Minister’s strategy of …read more
Source: Open Europe
