Brexit news via the UK Telegraph

EU and UK officials are discussing the possibility of extending Article 50

This sort of chatter, of course, has been on and off for, well months. Some folks are all for it, some are dead against. Some say it will happen, some say it wont/can't. One thing for sure, the Brexit baloney will continue and accelerate as we approach the March deadline.

More (link is to the UK Tele, which is gated …. quote direct from the Tele article):

British officials 'putting out feelers' for an Article 50 extension at discreet talks with EU counterparts

  • British and European officials are discussing the possibility of extending Article 50 amid fears a Brexit deal will not be completed by March 29, the Telegraph can reveal.
  • Three separate EU sources confirmed that UK officials had been "putting out feelers" and "testing the waters" on an Article 50 extension, even as the Government said it had no intention of asking to extend the negotiating period.The discreet diplomatic contacts, described by one source as officials "just doing their homework" emerged as a minister broke ranks for the first time to raise the possibility of extending the talks.

Margot James, the digital minister, admitted that "we might have to extend Article 50" …. for more on Margot James' comments, read below

Article 50 could be extended if Theresa May's deal is voted down, admits minister

  • Margot James, a culture minister, said that if passing the deal in the Commons proves "impossible" the Government will have "very little time left" and may have to delay Brexit.
  • Stephen Barclay, the Brexit Secretary, did not rule out extending Article 50 in the Commons but insisted it is not the Government's "intention". However Downing Street went further and insisted that there "won't be" an extension.
  • Ms James told the BBC's Politics Live: "If [passing the deal] proves to be impossible then we have very little time left, we might have to extend Article 50."

Link for more (Tele is gated)