By David Churchill For The Daily Mail
Published: 23:28 GMT, 22 March 2019 | Updated: 23:28 GMT, 22 March 2019
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EU leaders warned yesterday that Britain faces a choice between No Deal and a softer ‘Norway-style’ Brexit if Theresa May fails to win approval for her deal.
French president Emmanuel Macron was the first to throw down the gauntlet.
He said the first option would be to bring forward ‘new proposals’ – code for a softer Brexit. This would have to be done by April 12, the new exit date agreed by both sides if the deal is not approved. The second choice would be No Deal, he insisted.
Prime Minister Theresa May leaves the British Residence in Brussels to return to the UK without attending the second day of the EU Council Summit
He was joined by EU Council president Donald Tusk, Irish prime minister Leo Varadkar, Dutch premier Mark Rutte and Danish leader Lars Lokke Rasmussen at the second day of an EU summit in Brussels.
Mr Varadkar said the extension agreed after marathon talks at the summit on Thursday was designed to give Britain ‘a little breathing space’ to consider its options. If Mrs May’s deal is not approved these would be either No Deal or a ‘much closer relationship with the EU’.
In a joint press conference with EU Commission president Jean-Claude
