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British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after addressing a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, EU leaders on Thursday were grudgingly leaning toward giving the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Theresa May, U.K. leader, meets Cabinet as she fights to stay in power

By Jill Lawless and Danica Kirka - Associated Press

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, left, and European Council President Donald Tusk participate in a media conference at the conclusion of an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. European Union leaders gathered again Friday after deciding that the political crisis in Britain over Brexit poses too great a threat and that action is needed to protect the smooth running of the world's biggest trading bloc. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Parliament votes to consider Brexit alternatives

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British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after addressing a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, EU leaders on Thursday were grudgingly leaning toward giving the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: UK’s May scrambles to win over Brexit critics

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Britain's Catherine Norris Trent poses next to a bust of Marianne, left, symbol of the French Republic, and the French, right, and European flags after a naturalization ceremony in Paris' Pantheon monument, Thursday, March 21, 2019. With the looming Brexit deadline, the 38-year-old mother of two who's lived in the French capital for over a decade was one of dozens of newly-minted French nationals attending the cermony. (AP Photo/Thomas Admason)

France shows Britons splendor of citizenship as Brexit looms

By THOMAS ADAMSON - Associated Press

A demonstrator holds a holds a poster during a Peoples Vote anti-Brexit march in London, Saturday, March 23, 2019. The march, organized by the People's Vote campaign is calling for a final vote on any proposed Brexit deal. This week the EU has granted Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May a delay to the Brexit process. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

The Latest: Protesters in London demand halt to Brexit

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European Council President Donald Tusk, right, and European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker participate in a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2019. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, EU leaders on Thursday were grudgingly leaning toward giving the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc. (AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)

EU shows united front on Brexit, loss of confidence in May

By Lorne Cook and Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves after addressing a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, EU leaders on Thursday were grudgingly leaning toward giving the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

For EU, Brexit has trashed May’s ‘strong and stable’ image

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Ukrainian Minister for Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin talks during an interview with The Associated Press in Kiev, Ukraine, Friday, March 22, 2019. With President Petro Poroshenko slipping in the polls a week ahead of elections, Ukraine's government is trying to put a brave face on his achievements, insisting it is well on its way to delivering on the demands of the Maidan protest movement that drove the previous Russian-backed president from power in 2014. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)

AP Interview: Ukraine minister claims Russia on its knees

By YURAS KARMANAU and NIKO PRICE - Associated Press

Activists wave flags and hold signs during an anti-Brexit campaign stunt outside EU headquarters during an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to persuade European Union leaders to delay Brexit by up to three months, just eight days before Britain is scheduled to leave the bloc. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

The Latest: Key Northern Ireland ally still opposes May deal

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British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks during a media conference at an EU summit in Brussels, Friday, March 22, 2019. Worn down by three years of indecision in London, EU leaders on Thursday were grudgingly leaning toward giving the U.K. more time to ease itself out of the bloc. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

What next? Brexit delay gives UK more time to solve crisis

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

Activists poses with their faces painted in the EU and Union Flag colors during an anti-Brexit campaign stunt outside EU headquarters during an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to persuade European Union leaders to delay Brexit by up to three months, just eight days before Britain is scheduled to leave the bloc. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

EU leaders open to Brexit delay if Theresa May can push deal through

By Lorne Cook and Jill Lawless - Associated Press

British Prime Minister Theresa May, center, speaks with Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte, right, and Luxembourg's Prime Minister Xavier Bettel, left, during a round table meeting at an EU summit in Brussels, Thursday, March 21, 2019. British Prime Minister Theresa May is trying to persuade European Union leaders to delay Brexit by up to three months, just eight days before Britain is scheduled to leave the bloc. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

Europe offers UK a little more time for Brexit

By RAF CASERT and JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

UK firms step up preparations for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit

By PAN PYLAS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 19, 2015 file photo, bottles of spirits are on display at the Prichard's Distillery in Nashville, Tenn. A spirits industry trade group says the tariff-induced hangover for American whiskey producers became more painful in late 2018. The Distilled Spirits Council said Thursday, March 20, 2019 that a downturn in American whiskey exports accelerated at the end of last year, especially in the European Union _ the industry’s biggest overseas market. (AP Photo/Erik Schelzig)

Export slump deepens for American whiskey producers

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

German Chancellor Angela Merkel delivers a speech about the Brexit ahead of a meeting of the European council, at the German parliament Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, March 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

The Latest: Dutch PM: Britain could walk out without deal

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European Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager speaks during a media conference at EU headquarters in Brussels, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. European Union regulators have hit Google with a 1.49 billion euro ($1.68 billion) fine for abusing its dominant role in online advertising. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

EU commissioner Vestager running for bloc’s top posts

By JAN M. OLSEN - Associated Press

Cyprus seeks EU intelligence access for migrant screening

By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS - Associated Press

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing Street to attend the weekly Prime Ministers' Questions session, at parliament in London, Wednesday, March 20, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)

What’s next after UK seeks 3-month delay to Brexit?

By JILL LAWLESS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Wednesday May 2, 2018 file photo, children play at a makeshift refugee camp outside Moria on the northeastern Aegean island of Lesbos, Greece. European governments breathed a sigh of relief as the European Union reached a deal with Turkey designed to stop hundreds of thousands of refugees and migrants heading into the heart of Europe. For many of those who had fled war, hunger and poverty hoping for a bright future on the continent, the deal shattered their dreams. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris, File)

3 years on, what’s become of the EU-Turkey migration deal?

By ELENA BECATOROS - Associated Press

European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker listens to a question during a joint press conference with Slovakian President Andrej Kiska at the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, March 19, 2019. The British government was preparing Tuesday to ask the European Union for a delay of at least several months to Brexit after the speaker of the House of Commons ruled that Prime Minister Theresa May cannot keep asking lawmakers to vote on the same divorce deal that they have already rejected twice. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

U.K.’s Theresa May prepares to ask EU for short Brexit delay

By Danica Kirka and Geir Moulson - Associated Press