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    ‘Groundhog Day,’ Brexit edition: Will Britain ever leave?

    Apr 02, 2019 5 minutes

    Two British staffers and one confused American staffer talk Brexit in a group message – again.

    Rebecca Asoulin (engagement editor, American): March 29 felt a bit like Y2K. We thought something catastrophic might happen. But nothing happened. Why didn’t the United Kingdom leave the European Union last week?

    Simon Montlake (Brexit reporter, Brit): The easy answer is that the U.K. couldn’t agree on exit terms with the EU and had to go back and ask for more time, which was a big climbdown for Prime Minister Theresa May after two years of saying that March 29 was exit day. The delay means that the can has been kicked down the road, as Peter predicted last time, right?

    Well, I thought there wouldn’t be a solution, but I did not appreciate the full extent of the mess the U.K.

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