France not opposed to Brexit delay but ‘a year is too long,’ says Macron’s aide

France is not opposed to another Brexit deadline extension, but would push for strict conditions to be attached, an aide to French President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday. “We’ve never been closed to the idea of finding an alternative solution to ‘no deal’ within certain limits and not at any price,” the aide said. Macron had previously sought to raise pressure on British Prime Minister Theresa May by saying that an extension to the current exit date of April 12 was not “automatic.” The conditions for the extension would be in terms of length, and the aide said a year “seems too long,” AFP reports. Paris would also seek arrangements to limit Britain’s influence within the EU during the extension period, according to the official.