Brexit extension likely but UK should name a commissioner: new EU chief The likelihood of the EU extending the UK's Brexit deadline "looks good", after which Britain should put forward a candidate for the European Commission, incoming president Ursula von der Leyen says on Thursday during a visit to Helsinki. Finnish PM Antti Rinne says he expects EU leaders will agree on the length of a Brexit deadline without having to convene a special summit in Brussels. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES