Brussels, March 22 -- European Council President Donald Tusk on Thursday said that the leaders of the 27 remaining European Union member-states have offered the UK an extension on the implementation of the UK's exit from the bloc under Article 50.

"EU27 unanimously agrees on its response to UK's requests. I will now meet PM," Tusk wrote on Twitter, referring to British Prime Minister Theresa May.

The announcement came after nearly six hours of talks in Brussels. Efe reported.

In a subsequent tweet, Tusk detailed the options available to London.

The extension will run to May 22 if the UK House of Commons votes next week to approve the Withdrawal Agreement that May negotiated with the EU - a text the house has twice rejected, most recentl...