Tusk's "Flextension" offer to the UK - "the only reasonable way out" – The Guardian
|The Guardian reports further insights into the latest report, citing a senior EU official, the European Council President Tusk is likely to offer Britain next week a flexible Brexit extension of up to one year.
Key Quotes (via Twitter):
“A senior EU official said Donald Tusk had described a flexible extension as "the only reasonable way out" during a long meeting with officials’ yesterday evening ahead of the 10 April summit.”
According to a senior official, Tusk told the room: "I would call it a 'flextension'. How would it work in practice? We could give the UK a year-long extension, automatically terminated once the Withdrawal Agreement has been accepted and ratified by the House of Commons".
“The official added that Tusk went on to say: "And even if this were not possible, then the UK would still have enough time to rethink its Brexit strategy. Short extension if possible and a long one if necessary...”
"It seems to be a good scenario for both sides, as it gives the UK all the necessary flexibility while avoiding the need to meet every few weeks to further discuss Brexit extensions.”
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