Emmanuel Macron demands new Brexit deadline of November 15

Emmanuel Macron is set to force an emergency EU summit by insisting that any delay to the October 31 Brexit deadline can last no longer than 15 days. 

Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council, has told EU leaders to support a three-month “flextension” until 31 January, 2020. 

The French President’s hardline stance, designed to exert maximum pressure on MPs in London to back the deal,  has horrified diplomats in Brussels, who fear the short delay raises the risk of an accidental no deal Brexit. But it will be a boon to Boris Johnson who has called for any Brexit extension to be as short as possible.