Brexit: EU prepares to grant UK three-month extension

The leaked draft suggests a no-deal Brexit is off the table, as demanded by UK opposition parties.Photograph: Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty ImagesThe EU is preparing to sign off on a Brexit extension to 31 January 2020 with an option for the UK to leave earlier if a deal is ratified, according to a leaked draft of the agreement seen by the Guardian.Despite objections raised by the French government, a paper to be agreed on Monday circulated among member states suggests the EU will accede to the UK&rsq