Theresa May to ask the EU for an extra two years of Brexit transition

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Theresa May to ask the EU for an extension to the Brexit transition to 2023.

This would extend the Brexit process some seven years after Britain voted to leave the EU.

The proposal will be highly controversial with Conservative MPs.

Tory Brexiteers have threatened to oust May if a hard Brexit is not delivered.

LONDON — Theresa May is set to ask the European Union for another two years of Brexit transition as her government struggles to come up with a proposal for arrangements that would avoid a hard border with Ireland.

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