(26 Feb 2019) United Kingdom Attorney General Geoffrey Cox arrived on Tuesday at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels for Brexit discussions with the European Union.
Britain's bumpy journey out of the European Union took a major turn on Tuesday, as Prime Minister Theresa May handed the steering wheel to Parliament, giving lawmakers the power to slam on the brakes and divert Britain away from a disruptive and chaotic Brexit.
Bowing to pressure from within her own government to avert a damaging "no-deal" Brexit, May told legislators she would give them three choices: approve the divorce agreement she has struck with the EU, vote to leave the bloc on March 29 without a deal, or ask the EU to delay Brexit by up to three months.
May said the promises were "commitments I am making as prime minister and I will stick by them."
It is the first time she has conceded that Britain may not leave the EU on March 29, the date fixed two years ago and enshrined in U.K. law as departure day.
The EU is adamant that the legally binding withdrawal agreement struck with May can't be changed, though the bloc's negotiators are holding talks with Cox about potential tweaks or additions around the margins.
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