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Theresa May speech live: PM speaks amid calls to delay Brexit

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  • Theresa May has insisted that it is "within our grasp" for Britain to leave the EU with a deal on March 29, as she resisted pressure for an extension to the two-year negotiation process.
  • European Council president Donald Tusk revealed that he had discussed the legal and procedural process for extending withdrawal talks under Article 50 with the Prime Minister when he met her on Sunday in Egypt.
  • Mr Tusk said that he believes delaying the UK's withdrawal beyond March 29 is now a "rational solution", warning that the only alternative, if MPs cannot agree a deal, is "a chaotic Brexit".
  • Despite facing pressure from pro-Europe Tories for delay, the Prime Minister said: "It's within our grasp to leave with a deal on March 29 and that's where all of my energies are going to be focused."

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