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EU gives UK Brexit 'flextension' to January 2020
By EUobserver
The EU will give the UK a Brexit extension until 31 January 2020, EU Council president Donald Tusk tweeted on Monday. The written decision allows an option for the UK to leave before then, if a deal is ratified. It also negates the need for an extra summit of EU leaders to decide on an extension. Prime minister Boris Johnson is pushing for an election on 12 December.