Theresa May has “one last chance”, according to the Times, with the paper reporting the EU gave the prime minister a “three-week lifeline” that was only agreed “after nearly seven hours of wrangling”.
The paper’s story also contains the warning from EU leaders that if May does not have a deal agreed upon by the deadline: “Britain will be forced to choose between a no-deal Brexit, or agreeing to hold European elections”.
The Daily Mail says: “Brexit is delayed.” The paper says that after “hours of fraught negotiations” the “PM and Brussels agree to postpone exit date until May 22 if Commons votes for her deal – or April 12 if it fails”.
Friday's @DailyMailUK #MailFrontPages pic.twitter.com/PGw50TRHCX
— Daily Mail U.K. (@DailyMailUK) March 22, 2019
The Guardian’s splash is: “May’s appeal falls flat as EU seizes control of Brexit date.” The paper says May’s appeal to get a three-month delay on Brexit was “unconvincing” and that she “dismally failed to offer any answers as to what she would do if the deal were blocked by MPs again”.
Guardian front page, Friday 22 March 2019: May’s appeal falls flat as EU seizes control of Brexit date pic.twitter.com/j29e4IdFd1
— The Guardian (@guardian) March 21, 2019
The Telegraph says: “EU takes control of Brexit timetable as May is sidelined.” It reports that EU leaders “turned the screw on Theresa May last night” by refusing a three-month delay and instead setting April 12 as “decision day if her deal fails for third time”. The paper also highlighted the divisions in the prime minister’s party, and says she is seeking “to repair rift with her MPs”.
The FT’s splash headline reads “May faces ‘national emergency’ as EU haggles over Brexit guillotine”. The paper also promotes two opinion pieces on the subject of “The Brexit nightmare”: one is headlined “May is playing Russian roulette with the UK” and the other “Why no deal means long-lasting calamity”.
Front page of the Financial Times, UK edition, for Friday 22 March 2019 pic.twitter.com/NIdPEGRAZh
— Financial Times (@FinancialTimes) March 21, 2019
The i flags up the Apri 12 deadline, but also focuses on the chief whip revealing “his despair at PM playing blame game” and his comments that May’s address to the nation was “appalling”.
Friday's front page of i (first edition)
— Oly Duff (@olyduff) March 21, 2019
EU delays Brexit until 12th April
Chief Whip reveals his despair at PM playing blame game#tomorrowspaperstoday #skypapers #bbcpapers #Brexit #EU #ChiefWhip pic.twitter.com/gheHp5bElo
Daily Express says “Battle plans drawn up for no deal”, with the paper focusing on the “emergency preparations” for a no-deal Brexit, known as Operation Yellowhammer, which it says “were being dramatically intensified last night”.
Here is tomorrow's @Daily_Express front page:
— Daily Express (@Daily_Express) March 21, 2019
- Battle plans drawn up for no deal #Brexit
- Police say body found in river is missing Libby
- Joan Collins, 85: 'I'm in the best shape of my life'#TomorrowsPapersToday pic.twitter.com/uVjSHccwCz
The Daily Mirror does not lead with Brexit and instead focuses on the discovery of the body of Libby Squire on Thursday. However, it does mention Brexit on its front with the headline: “April 12: EU gives May more time… but not much!”
The Sun also leads on a different story, but features this Brexit tale on its front: “EU feud on new deadline for Brexit”.
