France's Loiseau: Need to understand why UK needs Brexit extension

Comments by France's European affairs minister, Nathalie Loiseau

• UK needs to say what decisions it will take during extension

This can't be that coincidental with May set to visit Berlin and Paris later today, that we're seeing both German and French European affairs minister come up with the same comment. It certainly sets the backdrop that May is coming to plead for an extension but I reckon all parties will want to avoid a no-deal Brexit where possible despite all the hard talk we're seeing over the past week or so.