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EU leaders offer six-month lifeline to beleaguered Britain

Hans van Leeuwen
Hans van LeeuwenEurope correspondent
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London | The European Union's 27 leaders have given Britain until Halloween to find a way out of its intractable Brexit impasse, following a six-hour summit in Brussels on Thursday (AEST).

British Prime Minister Theresa May will now return to London to sell the plan to an infuriated Conservative Party, a sceptical Labour Party and a despairing public, who will be asked to vote in European Parliament elections on May 23.

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Hans van Leeuwen covers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London. Connect with Hans on Twitter. Email Hans at hans.vanleeuwen@afr.com

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