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No-deal Brexit remains possible, says French government spokeswoman

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British Prime Minister Theresa May hosts a press briefing after the special meeting of the European Council in Brussels, Belgium, on April 11, 2019. Leaders of the European Union(EU)'s remaining 27 member countries have agreed to a flexible Brexit extension until Oct. 31, European Council President Donald Tusk said here at a midnight press conference following marathon closed-door talks. This means Britain has an additional six months to find the best possible solution, said Tusk. (Xinhua/Zhang Cheng)

Britain's departure from the European Union (EU) without a withdrawal deal is still possible, even if Britain has been granted six more months, the French government spokeswoman Sibeth Ndiaye said on Thursday.

"It is not impossible that we could again have a no-deal Brexit," Ndiaye told CNews television.

"We have given an extension during which Britain should come out with a solution as we are not going to resolve the British problems in their place," she said.

Leaders of the EU have extended the Brexit deadline from April 12 to Oct. 31, giving more time to Britain to end the deadlock in the parliament and find the best alternative to exit the bloc.

If the withdrawal agreement is ratified by both parties before the new deadline, the departure will take place on the first day of the following month, which is Nov. 1.

However, if British Prime Minister Theresa May fails to win lawmakers' approval by May 22, Britain has to leave the EU without a divorce deal on June 1.

European leaders gathered in Brussels on Wednesday for an emergency special summit to discuss May's request for a further delay of the Article 50 period.

They planned to review the progress of Brexit at its summer summit in June.

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