Theresa May to request only 'short delay' to Brexit in letter to EU.

Theresa May is expected to ask for a short
Brexit delay of a round three months

The PM believes the stalemate has left the UK in "crisis" and the EU warning a delay will not be approved "without a good reason".

Theresa May is to ask Brussels for only a short delay to Brexit - expected to be around three months - Sky News understands.

Downing Street sources confirmed this morning that in her letter to EU council president Donald Tusk today, the Prime Minister will not request a long delay as demanded by some in her cabinet.

A senior government source said: "There's a case for giving parliament more time to find a way forward but people in this country have been waiting nearly three years, they are fed up with parliament's failure to take a decision and the Prime Minister shares that frustration."

It has not been disclosed what length of time Mrs May will ask for, but an extension until 30 June is expected, as that is the last day Britain could remain in the EU without taking part in European elections.

By Tamara Cohen.

Full story at Sky News.