France wants to maintain pressure on Brexit extension, source close to Macron says
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Brexit negotiations should only be extended beyond Oct. 31 for as long as Britain can justify to the European Union's 27 remaining members, a source close to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday.
The EU agreed earlier on Friday to London's request for a Brexit deadline extension but set no new departure date, giving Britain's divided parliament time to decide on Prime Minister Boris Johnson's call for a snap election.
"France wants a justified and proportionate extension. However, we have nothing of the sort so far," the source told Reuters. "We must show the British that it is up to them to clarify the situation and that an extension is not a given".
