EU to ask for two-month extension to ratify Brexit agreement – Reuters

The European Union (EU) will request a two-month extension, until the end of April, from Britain to ratify the Brexit agreement, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

The EU-UK Partnership Council, that was formed after the trade agreement, is expected to meet to assess the request.

On Tuesday, the UK's former Brexit negotiator David Frost said that he was aware of the EU's intention to ask for an extension. Forst further noted that relations with the EU have been problematic.

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