BRUSSELS (Reuters) - European Union chiefs are so fed up of Brexit that when they clinched a new divorce deal with Prime Minister Boris Johnson this week they did not want to entertain the need to delay Britain's departure beyond Oct. 31.
But once Britain sends a letter to seek an extension for the divorce - as now seems likely after Johnson's failure to get the agreement approved in parliament on Saturday - there is very little chance that the other 27 members states would refuse.
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