«Breaking News» Juncker urges MPs not to plunge Britain into the Brexit abyss by defeating May’s Deal

Jean Claude-Juncker and Donald Tusk have urged MPs not the plunge Britain into a no-deal Brexit abyss and to vote for Theresa May's withdrawal deal.

At a press conference in Brussels this evening, Donald Tusk said the EU had agreed an extension to Brexit to May 22 if MPs approve Theresa May's exit plan.

But if MPs vote it down next week, Britain will have until April 12 to say what it will do next. 

At the end of the short announcement Donald Tusk was asked by a reporter whether a 'special place in hell' should be reserved for Brexiteers who don't vote for May's deal.

Mr Tusk responded: 'According to the pope hell is empty. It means there are a lot of spaces.' 

The press conference was then ended by an aide, but not before Mr Juncker shouted 'Don't go to hell.' - as the EU leaders urged Brexiteers to back Mrs May.

Speaking at a press conference today, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker (left) and Donald Tusk (right)

At the start of the press conference Tusk said that the response to Britain's request for an extension to the Article 50 withdrawal process was agreed 'unanimously' by leaders of the other 27 member-states.

Mr Tusk said: 'Prime Minister May repeated her request to extend the Article 50 period to the end of 30th of June and to approve the so-called Strasbourg Agreement.

'During the discussion between the EU27, the leaders accepted the request in a positive spirit.

'The European Council decided to approve the Strasbourg agreement.'

European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said: 'Since the day of the referendum the position of the 27 members of the European Commission has been united and unequivocal.

'We have worked tirelessly to negotiate the Withdrawal Agreement. We have done everything we could to get it over the finishing line.

'We were asked for clarifications in December, we gave it to them. We were asked for assurances in January, we gave it to them.

'I was asked for further reassurances last Monday in Strasbourg, notably with regard to the backstop, I gave it to them.

'So I have to welcome that today, the 27 leaders endorsed the legally bonding clarifications and assurances that Prime Minister May and I agreed in Strasbourg.

'This closes and completes the full package. There is no more that we can have.'

 The so-called 'flextension' plan was drawn up in a meeting stretching over eight hours at an EU summit in Brussels, as EU27 leaders wrangled over possible final cut-off dates for Brexit.

Theresa May has created breathing space of a fortnight if Mrs May reaches the end of next week without securing agreement for her package

The format increases pressure on Leave-backing MPs to row in behind Mrs May's deal, for fear that if it falls the UK could find itself electing new MEPs and remaining for month or years within the EU.

But it also creates a breathing space of a fortnight if Mrs May reaches the end of next week without securing agreement for her package, or if Speaker John Bercow prevents her from tabling a motion which he regards as a repeat of those already defeated by 230 votes in January and 149 votes last week.

Parliament could use that time to try to take control of the process and force Mrs May towards a softer Brexit stance or second referendum.

The bulk of the meeting took place behind closed doors in Mrs May's absence, after her plea for a longer extension to June 30 fell on deaf ears.

Mrs May had to leave the room after making her case in a 90-minute presentation to her European counterparts.

The Prime Minister was reportedly pressed on what she will do if MPs reject her deal for a third time but did not commit herself to a Plan B or rule out a no-deal Brexit.

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