(Berlin) British Prime Minister Theresa May has left the chancellery in Berlin after meeting for about an hour and a half with German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she seeks European leaders’ approval for another delay to Brexit.
May and Merkel made no comment to reporters as they left together and embraced. Merkel waved to May as her car set off.
May was heading to Paris later Tuesday to meet French President Emmanuel Macron, who has appeared to take a tougher line on giving Britain more time.
The prime minister is meeting all 27 leaders of the other European Union countries in Brussels on Wednesday. She needs their approval for a second extension to Britain’s membership of the EU; if they refuse, Britain faces a sudden and chaotic departure Friday.
