Following a dramatic night of discussions in Brussels on Thursday, EU government leaders gathered again on Friday to discuss Brexit and other issues.

Exasperated by what one EU source told The Guardian was a “90 minutes of nothing” presentation by British prime minister Theresa May, the EU finally settled on allowing the UK to extend Article 50 until 12 April, or until 22 May if the withdrawal agreement signed in November last year is ratified by MPs in the house of commons next week.

Luxembourg prime minister Xavier Bettel spoke with reporters as he arrived for the talks on Friday morning. The Guardian says Bettel revealed that he had received a text from May explaining that she had returned to London in attempt to gather enough support for her deal to win a vote in parliament. Despite reports, again cited by The Guardian’s source that the EU representative thought May’s appeal on Thursday evening was “fucking awful. Dreadful. Evasive even by her standards”, Bettel told reporters that he thought “she did really the best possible. I know the situation is very difficult.”

Bettel dismissed the verdict of French president Emmanuel Macron, who is reported to have put the chances of May winning a vote next week at just 5%. Answering reporters’ questions, Bettel put the odds on parliament accepting May’s deal at 50/50. But the Luxembourg government leader is still hoping for an even better outcome, namely for a second referendum, and for the UK to stay.