Emmanuel Macron Keeps a Door Open for the British

A postponement that might impact EU elections in May?More help to get Theresa May’s deal past her divided parliament?Behind the scenes, in the thick of the fraught summit, Macron was open about finding ways to play a tactical game to help Prime Minister Theresa May. His opposition to an unconditional delay was dropped. The double-pronged “Brextension” that he backed did not rule out something even longer eventually, possibly into the summer or through to 2020.