No-Deal Brexit Risk Recedes as Calls Grow to Delay Divorce
- Momentum builds behind Cooper-Boles plan to force extension
- German, French officials indicate delay could be an option
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The risk of a no-deal Brexit appears to be receding after calls for a delay to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union won powerful backing in London and other EU capitals. The pound rose.
Senior figures in the French and German governments said they’d be open to extending the Brexit deadline as momentum built for a delay in the U.K. Parliament.