Boris Johnson will have to nominate a British European commissioner as part of the EU’s terms for a delay to Brexit in another embarrassment for the prime minister after his defeat by MPs.
Ursula von der Leyen, who replaces Jean-Claude Juncker as president of the European Commission on November 1, said that naming a Briton to the Brussels EU executive would be legally required if the Brexit deadline were extended again.
EU diplomats and officials believe that a furtherBrexit delay beyond October 31is almost a certainty after House of Commons legislation requiring the government to ask for one.
“If the UK were to ask for an extension and if that were granted, then according to the rules of the treaty, yes a commissioner…
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