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The idea that the EU wants to keep Britain in the EU for years and years, which still lingers in parts of the UK press (and is also being pushed by PM Johnson) is inaccurate
A senior European government official told me yesterday that the majority of EU27 leaders would only want to grant another extension for a precise purpose - an election - and it would be as short as possible, until January
Widespread belief in most capitals is that an election would do little, if anything at all, to change the fundamentals: UK has to eventually choose if it leaves with the deal or without one.
