The EU has agreed to extend Brexit until 31 January 2020 which was explained in a tweet from the European Council president Donald Tusk.
Tusk said the bloc would allow for a so-called “flextension” – meaning the UK could leave before the deadline if a deal was approved by Parliament.
It comes as MPs prepare to vote on proposals by Boris Johnson for an early general election on 12 December.
The SNP and Lib Dems have also agreed to an election on the 9th of December but it will require Labour support.
The draft text of an agreement for the 27 EU ambassadors – seen by the BBC – also includes a commitment that the Withdrawal Agreement on the UK’s exit from the EU cannot be renegotiated in future.
The UK was due to leave the EU on Thursday, but Mr Johnson was required to request an extension from the bloc after Parliament failed to agree a Brexit deal. The PM had repeatedly said the UK would leave on 31 October deadline “do or die”. However as a result of the Benn Act he was required to and will have to accept this extension.
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