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The EU should give Britain an unlimited extension to Brexit, a German MEP has told CNN.

With the exception of pro-Brexit British parliamentarians such as Nigel Farage, "I haven’t met any member of the European Parliament that doesn’t regret Britain leaving," said Hans-Olaf Henkel.

"It is high time the European Parliament, as well as the Council, does something about it," he said. "They have to offer Britain an unlimited extension. Why should they limit the extension?"

European leaders will likely decide on further postponing Brexit at an emergency summit called for April 10.

Henkel added that Friday's defeat for Theresa May's Brexit deal raised the prospects of a second vote on leaving the EU. "They keep the door open for a second referendum—with hopefully a different result to the last one," he said.

If Britain gets a longer extension to its Brexit deadline, it would be required to participate in the European elections. In that case, said Henkel, re-allocating seats to Britain would be a straightforward process. "It is the right of the British to get their 73 seats."