Brexit: Why might the UK have to take part in European elections this May?

Analysis: With a delay to Brexit looking possible, Europe Correspondent Jon Stone examines one of the possible repercussions

The European parliament and the House of Commons have a lot to learn from each other (AP)

With the repeated rejection of Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the prime minister has said she aims to ask for a further extension to the Brexit process to allow the UK to leave the European Union "in a timely and orderly way".

The prime minister offered to hold talks with Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn to agree a plan acceptable to both, which can be put to the House of Commons ahead of the 10 April summit of the European Council.

Speaking in 10 Downing Street after a marathon session of Cabinet lasting over seven hours, Ms May said that any further delay to Brexit should be "as short as possible".