Khan in plea to Brussels to delay our exit
SADIQ Khan yesterday urged Brussels to begin preparations to delay Brexit.
The Labour Mayor of London said this would allow time for a second referendum on membership or a change of government to negotiate a “good deal”.
Khan held talks lasting an hour with EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier in Belgium.
Britain is currently due to leave the EU
next March. It means there is just five months left to complete a withdrawal agreement and have it ratified by other EU countries’ national parliaments .
Mr Khan said: “I made the point that a bad Brexit deal, or even worse no deal whatsoever, it’s bad for London, it’s bad for our country but it is bad for the EU as well.
“He [Mr Barnier] gets that. The point I’m
sure he would make if he was here is that the ball is in the court of the British PM.”
London voted heavily in favour of Remain in the 2016 referendum.
After Friday’s meeting Mr Khan said: “It was really important to engage with him. I genuinely believe there is time for a better deal to be done. I genuinely believe there is a generosity, a goodwill on the part of the EU.”