PM to ask EU for Brexit extension via letter- sources

British Prime Minister Theresa May will write to the European Union on Tuesday to ask for a Brexit extension until the end of June and with a possible two-year delay, the BBC's political editor said. With Britain due to leave the bloc in just 10 days, May's spokesman earlier said she would be writing to European Council President Donald Tusk to request a delay to Brexit either on Tuesday or Wednesday.

But the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg said on Twitter after Tuesday's Cabinet meeting: "Cabinet sources say PM is writing a letter to EU today asking for an extension - frustration that she is going to ask for an end date of June 30th, with a proviso of delay of up to 2 years." She added: "One source says there was no agreement in the room, another source furious that it seems PM avoiding making an actual decision again about the option she would like to take but wants an option of a short delay to try to find a way of having another go with her deal."