France ready to veto any meaningless Brexit delay: Elysee official

France is ready to veto any British request for a Brexit delay that either kicks the can down the road without offering a way out of its deadlock or imperils European Union institutions, an official in President Emmanuel Macron's office said on Tuesday.The warning came as Britain planned to ask the EU to extend the negotiating period by at least three months after Prime Minister Theresa May's plans for another vote on her twice-defeated divorce deal were thrown into turmoil.The Elysee official's