Current priority to make progress in Brexit: Xavier Bettel

Britain can only be granted a Brexit delay beyond the European elections if it participates in the vote, but the current priority is to make progress in an environment when all options have seemingly been ruled out, Luxembourg's prime minister said.

"I heard your speaker of Parliament saying he doesn't want another vote on the (withdrawal) text," Xavier Bettel told a British reporter. "I heard (European Commission President) Jean-Claude (Juncker) saying he doesn't want to reopen the vote," he added.

"So at the moment there are more non-options on the table than options ... I sometimes have the feeling that we are in the waiting room, a bit like Waiting for Godot. But Godot never came so I hope this time they will come."