U.K. Government Denies a Brexit Extension Report

With a potentially disastrous Brexit vote scheduled for January 15, there’s been speculation that the United Kingdom might seek an extension to the March 29, 2019 deadline under Article 50 to leave the European Union. But a government official has said absolutely not. A Monday report in The Telegraph said U.K. officials put out feelers to the EU, looking for more time. And also on Monday, a government minister said in a BBC television interview that if the vote for the currently negotiated deal fails, “we might have to extend Article 50.”