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EU will only grant Brexit extension if May wins MPs approval - Tusk
Theresa May's request for a short Article 50 delay got a cold shoulder from European Union counterparts on Wednesday, while Parliament held an emergency Brexit debate.
Pound plunges as EU rebuffs May's call for short Brexit delay
Theresa May on Wednesday told the House of Commons that she is "not prepared to delay Brexit any further than the 30 June" but reports leaking from the European Union suggested otherwise.
UK manufacturers report lower output
Manufacturing output weakened in March, as Brexit uncertainty continued to weigh heavily on the sector.
House prices growing at slowest rate since 2013 - ONS
House prices rose at their slowest annual rate for nearly six years in January, official figures showed on Wednesday, dragged down by ongoing weakness in the London market.
UK inflation nudges ahead but remains under Bank of England target
Inflation held steady in February, official data showed on Wednesday, further fuelling expectations that the Bank of England will leave interest rates unchanged when it meets later this week.