British Prime Minister Theresa May arrives to a press conference on March 22, 2019, on the first day of an EU summit focused on Brexit, in Brussels. – European Union leaders meet in Brussels on March 21 and 22, for the last EU summit before Britain’s scheduled exit of the union. (Photo by Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
British Prime Minister Theresa May huddled with her ministers on Friday as she plotted a renewed bid to convince MPs to back her EU divorce deal after securing a delay to Brexit from European leaders in Brussels.
The premier faces daunting odds to persuade British lawmakers to support a plan they have already overwhelmingly rejected twice by a new April 12 deadline agreed with the European Union.
If May succeeds, Britain — which was staring at a cliff-edge deadline of March 29 for leaving the EU — will depart on May 22 under the terms of a withdrawal agreement struck with the EU last year.
But if MPs defeat the accord again next week Brexit will go ahead on April 12,…
