British Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to ask the European Union for a short delay to the country’s divorce from the European Union, the Associated Press reported. A Downing Street official said May will write to EU leaders on Wednesday to formally request “a bit more time,” past the scheduled departure date of March 29. Parliament last week voted for a three-month delay to the end of June, but some EU leaders have suggested another two years might be necessary. May’s troubles deepened when the speaker of the House of Commons ruled earlier this week that she can’t keep asking lawmakers to vote on the same divorce deal they have already rejected twice. She is expected to make her request to the EU in writing, but a decision may not be quick. The head of the bloc’s executive branch said that European Union leaders are unlikely to agree to a delay at a summit this week. Britain’s political chaos is causing increasing exasperation among EU leaders. A delay to Britain’s withdrawal would require the approval of all 27 remaining EU countries.
