Britain to seek further 'short' delay to Brexit, says Theresa May

May stressed that the 27 EU leaders would need to know why Brexit should be pushed back again before approving her request, which needs unanimous support

British Prime Minister Theresa May said Tuesday she will seek another "short" extension of Brexit in order to pass the deal she agreed with the European Union.

May came out of seven hours of crunch talks with her ministers and also offered to meet opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn for negotiation on a joint approach that could break the current impasse in parliament.

"Leaving with a deal is the best solution," May said from her Downing Street office in nationally-televised remarks.

"We will need a further extension to Article 50, one that is as short as possible, and which