Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who recently took up the position of chair of the Council of the European Union, has said he is "open" to extending Article 50, rather than "pursuing a hard Brexit". Kurz said his focus was on maintaining the "unity of the 27", and while a House of Commons Brexit select committee recently suggested an extension so parliament had time to examine the government's Brexit deal, a senior cabinet source said last month it was "not being considered".
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who recently took up the position of chair of the Council of the European Union, has said he is "open" to extending Article 50 talks, rather than "pursuing a hard Brexit". Kurz said his focus was on maintaining the "unity of the 27", and while a House of Commons Brexit select committee recently suggested an extension so parliament had time to examine the government's Brexit deal, a senior cabinet source said last month it was "not being considered".