Reaction after EU leaders agree Brexit delay

Summary

The European Council agrees to delay Brexit until 22 May if PM's deal approved by MPs
If the deal is not approved, the European Council says an extension until 12 April will apply
'Almost everything is now in the hands of British Parliament and government,' says Donald Tusk
Theresa May stresses importance of MPs approving deal next week to 'end uncertainty'
PM says she will 'work hard to build support to get her deal through'
A petition on the Parliament website calling for Brexit to be cancelled passes three million signatures

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Harriet Agerholm, Katharina Schoffmann, Emma Harrison and Owen Amos

'Unanimous agreement'published at 22:22 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Friday's front pages: Clock runs down on May as Tories tell her time's uppublished at 22:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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'No-deal flummoxing the EU'published at 22:13 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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EU draft conclusions 'keeps jeopardy of MV3'published at 22:11 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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'Tonight's events why some hated idea of Article 50 extension'published at 22:04 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Current EU draft conclusions 'takes no-deal off the table'published at 22:02 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Sturgeon: 'Imperative' Parliament takes control away from PMpublished at 21:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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No-deal briefing for Privy Councilpublished at 21:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Wording of latest EU draft conclusionspublished at 21:51 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
The BBC has now seen the text of the latest draft conclusions being drawn up by EU leaders.
Confirming earlier media speculation, they read: "The European Council agrees to an extension until 22 May 2019, provided the Withdrawal Agreement is approved by the House of Commons next week.
"If the Withdrawal Agreement is not approved by the House of Commons next week, the European Council agrees to an extension until 12 April 2019 and expects the UK to indicate a way forward before this date for consideration by the European Council."
'Wording driven by France and Germany'published at 21:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Updated draft conclusions from the EU leaderspublished at 21:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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EU 'needed to come up with Plan B for May'published at 21:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Leaders 'taking ages to agree'published at 21:13 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Summit running very, very latepublished at 21:07 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Brexit: How did we get here?published at 20:55 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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- 23 June 2016: The UK votes to leave the EU with 51.9% in favour of leaving and 48.1% for the remain side
- 12 July 2016: Theresa May takes over from David Cameron as prime minister
- 29 March 2017: Mrs May triggers Article 50 starting a two year process of the UK leaving the EU
- 8 June 2017: The Conservatives lose their majority, after Theresa May calls a snap election
- 26 June 2017: Formal negotiations on withdrawal begin between the UK and the EU
- 19 March 2018: The UK and EU agree the status of EU citizens after Brexit, fishing policy issues and dates for a transition period, intended to allow time for the UK and EU to agree their future relationship
- 14 November 2018: The withdrawal agreement is agreed by the UK and EU
- 10 December 2018: Theresa May pulls a vote on her Brexit deal
- 15 January 2019: The prime minister loses a vote on her deal by 230 votes - the largest defeat for a sitting government in history
- 12 March 2019: MPs vote against the deal for a second time, despite reassurances about the Northern Ireland backstop
- 13-14 March 2019: MPs vote against a no-deal Brexit and in favour or extending Article 50
- 20 March 2019: The prime minister writes to European Council President Donald Tusk asking to extend Article 50 until 30 June 2019
Peston on May 'losing' chief whip's supportpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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The scene in the corridors of the EU Councilpublished at 20:53 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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UK excluded from room where its fate is being decidedpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Picture: May makes case for Brexit extensionpublished at 20:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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An uncomfortable-looking Theresa May was sitting next to the prime minister of Slovakia, Peter Pellegrini, when she was putting her case to all 27 of the EU leaders earlier
Shadow Brexit secretary: 'We are in a crisis because of May'published at 20:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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