Nathalie Loiseau, France's minister for European affairs, told Le Journal du Dimanche this week that she has named her cat "Brexit" because he is often reluctant to leave.

“He wakes me up every morning meowing to death because he wants to go out, and then when I open the door he stays put, undecided, and then glares at me when I put him out,” Loiseau said.

Her comment comes after the British Parliament narrowly rejected leaving the European Union without an exit agreement last week.

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The Parliament voted 312-308 on Wednesday to reject such a move. The vote does not eliminate the possibility of the United Kingdom leaving the EU, but it does allow members of Parliament to vote to delay Brexit.