Theresa May says the UK needs a further extension to Article 50

May has also said she will down with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan on the UK's exit from the EU

Theresa May issued a statement at Downing Street on Tuesday evening in which she confirmed that the United Kingdom required a further extension to Article 50. The statement followed seven hours of meetings with Cabinet ministers, and came a day after the House of Commons yet again rejected alternative plans for Brexit during indicative votes. Four alternatives were offered up to ministers - a customs union, Norway 2.0, removing the option of no deal and revocation of Article 50 - but each was rejected. https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1113062534813085696 In her statement, May also revealed that she will meet with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in a bid to agree a plan on the future of the UK's exit from the European Union. May stated that she wants the extension - to which the EU must first agree - to be "as short as possible". The UK must exit the EU before 22 May to avoid having to take part in European elections. May also decried the division that has soared in the UK during her time as prime minister, saying "this debate, this division cannot drag on much longer... It is doing damage to our politics". https://twitter.com/BBCBreaking/status/1113128703284965377 "This is a decisive moment in the story of these islands and it will require national unity to deliver the national interest," said May. "I have always been clear that we could make a success of no-deal in the long term but leaving with a deal is the best solution.