EU leaders boast how the Brexit delay allows Britain to hold a second referendum and ‘think about the future of their country’
They also signalled Brexit could be extended again if no agreement is reached by October 31, giving 'Great Britain a chance and enough time to make some final decision'
CROWING EU leaders boasted how the six-month Brexit delay allows Britain to hold a second referendum - and stay in the bloc.
It came as Eurocrats signalled Brexit could be extended AGAIN if no agreement is reached by the new October 31 deadline.
Speaking yesterday Czech PM Adrej Babis said his “personal wish” for Brits to use this time to change their mind.
He said: “Me personally I hope you will stay in the EU finally. Maybe you will have elections and a second referendum.
“It’s for the British people to think about the future of their country.”
Slovakian PM Peter Pellegrini added he believed the extra time would give Britain the time to arrange a new poll. He said: “I think now we gave Great Britain a chance and enough time to make some final decision.”
EU Council chief Donald Tusk late on Wednesday night told Polish media he hoped the UK could now remain – before adding quickly it was his “personal, quiet dream”.
Speaking immediately after the new extension was agreed, he also admitted that while most hoped the new date of October 31 was final, another extension was not impossible.
Sources claim the EU left itself enough room for a fresh six month delay to March 2020 if required.
And Mr Tusk said: “Our wish and our hope is the UK will be ready with the final solution at the end of October.
“But I’m too old to exclude another scenario.”
People’s Vote supporters in Parliament seized on the leaders’ comments yesterday and said a second referendum was the only way to break the deadlock.
Labour Remainer David Lammy saying: “Britain has changed its mind. Poll after poll shows the people of this country want to be given a vote on any form of Brexit before it goes ahead.
”The Government and Parliament must accept this shift in opinion and use an extension to break the impasse, by giving the people the final say on Brexit.”
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