Last week, the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, postponed the Brexit plan vote to 12 March. This is a mere 17 days before the official divorce date.
Over the weekend, reports surfaced that a postponement of Brexit is on the table. This delay would be an option for May to prevent a no-deal scenario if Parliament vetoed the Brexit plan.
According to the British newspaper, The Telegraph, 10 Downing Street has plans for May to ask the European Union for a two-month delay. With this, the Prime Minister wants to avoid a no-deal scenario. She would also keep the British Members of Parliament onboard for her plans.
According to The Guardian, another British newspaper, the EU is not expecting a postponement of two months. This would mean Brexit would occur in the summer. The EU has little confidence that the British government would manage to get Parliament onboard again.
The EU would prefer a delay of 21 months. Brexit would then move to the end of the initially determined transition period. The UK and the European Union would then also have more time to negotiate their future relationship.
Two months or just under two years - at the moment, it has not yet even been confirmed that there will be a delay. According to the British media, the pressure on Prime Minister May is being stepped up to accept the postponement of Article 50.