France opposes ‘repeated extensions’ on Brexit

People gather with EU and Union Flags for the launch event for the Liberal Democratic Party candidates for the European Parliament election in London on April 26, 2019. (AFP)

• France does not want to enter into a cycle of “repeated extensions” following this month’s European parliament elections
• London should “have a solution before October 31”, an official said

PARIS: France opposes repeated extensions for Britain’s exit from the European Union, a presidential official said Friday, keeping to the hard line of Paris on Brexit.
France does not want to enter into a cycle of “repeated extensions” following this month’s European parliament elections which Britain will take part in after being extended to the end of October, said the official, adding that London should “have a solution before October 31.”