UK Brexit Minister Stephen Barclay denied the Daily Telegraph report that they’re discussing the possibility f withdrawal request with EU. He told BBC radio that “I’ve had no discussions with the European Union in terms of extension.”
When he’s explicitly asked if he could deny the report, Barclay said “Yes, because I can be very clear that the government’s policy is to leave on March 29, the prime minister has made that clear on numerous occasions to parliament.”
Separately, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar pledged to try to give UK the reassurances needed for getting the Brexit agreement through the parliament. Varadkar said “We don’t want to trap the UK into anything – we want to get on to the talks about the future relationship right away,” And, “I think it’s those kind of assurances we are happy to give.”
