Former EU Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso says huge uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from the bloc would finally force London to delay Brexit planned for the end of March.
Barroso, who served as EU Commission president for 10 years ending in 2014, said Tuesday that it was in the interest of both the UK and the EU to agree to a delay of Brexit as it would be highly unlikely for them to secure a divorce deal by March 29, the date on which Britain is expected to leave the EU.
The comments come despite repeated statements by British Prime Minister Theresa May that she would bring the UK out of the EU at the end of March even if a deal is not ready by then. May has been trying to go through the British parliament with a deal she signed with the EU in November.
However, both British MPs and EU officials have resisted her calls for a compromise, making many to believe that the only remaining option for London would be to implement…