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

'Extra time even if deal rejected will delight Brexiteers'published at 19:20 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
Telegraph's Brexit editor tweets...
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The lecterns are ready....published at 19:16 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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EU leaders' meeting 'could overrun by two hours'published at 19:08 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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EU27 to suggest 27 different extension dates?published at 19:07 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Article 50 author responds to 'cancel Brexit' petitionpublished at 19:06 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
Lord Kerr says the revocation of Article 50 "isn't politically doable" without a general election or referendum.
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Article 50 author responds to petition
Lord Adonis to make case to cancel Brexitpublished at 19:05 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
Labour peer tweets:
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'Battle royal under way among EU 27'published at 19:03 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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7 May deadline for UK to find new PM?published at 19:00 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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'A charm offensive without the charm'published at 18:59 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Daily Telegraph Brexit editor Dia Chakravarty says the prime minister's statement yesterday was "just catastrophic".
"It seems like she has lost more support from people like the Labour MP Lisa Nandy who she would need on her side," she says.
"When you have a charm offensive without the charm it is just offensive."
EU leaders discussing 7 May extension deadlinepublished at 18:58 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Labour MPs told to be on standby on 29 Marchpublished at 18:57 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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'The goal is within sight,' says Carswellpublished at 18:55 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Brexiteers think no-deal 'is in their grasp'published at 18:52 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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BBC political correspondent Nick Eardley says the prime minister needs to win over Conservative Brexiteers but "there doesn't seem to be a great mood" from them to move over.
Many Brexiteers think no-deal is in their grasp now as the prime minister has ruled out a longer extension, he adds.
The DUP are also crucial, Nick says, "but again they are saying they will not be bullied".
"There is little sign that a breakthrough is imminent," he says.
The momentum is changing quickly, Nick adds, "but as things stand things do not look good for Theresa May".
Long evening ahead?published at 18:49 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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22 May date to be replaced?published at 18:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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'Mood music' will be keypublished at 18:45 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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BBC Europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas says it will be important to pay attention to the "mood music" at the summit.
"We know EU leaders are prepared to grant a short extension if Parliament passes the deal," he says.
"But what if Parliament doesn't pass the deal?
"Will what Theresa May has said make them more positively inclined towards a longer extension?
"That will inform their actions in the next few days."
PM 'didn't perform very well'published at 18:42 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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EU 27 'determined not to bend their red lines'published at 18:39 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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Tory MP: Party believes May 'needs to go'published at 18:30 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
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'A collective sense of anxiety among MPs'published at 18:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March 2019
Chris Mason
Political Correspondent
BBC political correspondent Chris Mason says "there is a collective sense of anxiety among MPs regardless of their perspective.
"There is the sense that next week they will have to make some pretty profound decisions - whether that is changing the law so that Brexit doesn't happen or accepting that a no deal outcome is a reality.
"At the moment there just simply are not the numbers for the prime minister's deal to pass.
"Some MPs who had changed their mind to support her deal are going wobbly again.
"The statement from the prime minister doesn't seem to have won anyone round and absolutely angered others."