Now even EU is furious with Remainers – attempts to delay Brexit spark anger in Brussels

France’s European Affairs Minister Amélie de Montchalin voiced frustration at another Brexit impasse, sparked by Remainer MPs, saying Paris needed swift clarification on the situation after Boris Johnson was forced by his opponents to send a letter seeking another delay from the bloc. Her anger was shared by Members of the European Parliament who also voiced their fury at the British Parliament’s most recent attempt to stymie Brexit – Saturday’s Letwin amendment. She said: “We need a yes or a no. But we don’t have one yet.

“We now need to move forward. An extension is in no one’s interest … the current political uncertainty has concrete and negative consequences for the millions of people affected by Brexit.”

“The accord is clear and respects the sovereignty of the British. We amended the text on issues that were key for Boris Johnson. But it is also an accord that respects our own red lines on peace in Ireland and the protection of the EU single market.”

On Monday, Mrs de Montchalin reiterated France’s reluctance to grant the UK a Brexit extension past the October 31 deadline without adequate “justification” and added: “We are not in favour of an endless divorce process,” she told the news channel BFMTV, adding that Paris would not grant London an extension “without conditions, without justification”.

She said: “Six months to do what? If there’s a snap election or a second referendum, then it is something we can discuss. But six months for Boris Johnson to wait for a miracle to happen – it cannot work.

“We need clarification … the worst thing that can happen is not a no deal, but continued uncertainty,” Mrs de Montchalin said, adding that “uncertainty is the ultimate poison in this affair”.

Her views were echoed by French MEP Nathalie Loiseau, who said on Saturday that she “wasn’t sure another delay would be of help” because it would plunge citizens deeper into “uncertainty”.

“The British have suddenly become aware of the fact that leaving the EU means heading out into the unknown,” she told France Info radio.

With just 10 days left until the UK is due to exit the bloc, the divorce is once again in disarray as the Government and parliament argue over whether to leave with a deal, without a deal, or hold another referendum.

The Prime Minister, for his part, will try once again to put his amended Brexit deal to a vote in parliament on Monday after he was forced to ask for a second delay.

Mr Johnson was ambushed by opponents in parliament on Saturday who demanded a change to the sequencing of the ratification of the deal, exposing him to a law which demanded he request a delay until January 31.

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The EU27, for their part, were clearly puzzled by the contradictory signals from London. But it is unlikely that they will refuse London’s request to delay once again its departure, given the impact on all parties of a no-deal Brexit.

From the bloc’s point of view, extension options range from an additional month until the end of November to half a year or longer.

source: express.co.uk