French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and European Council president Donald Tusk held press conferences Friday urging the British Parliament to find a solution prior to April 12, after which the U.K. will leave the EU with or without a deal. If the U.K. leaves without a deal, the government will need to work nonstop for at least three months just to keep the country functioning, according to a secret cabinet office document. (The Guardian)

Talking point: Massive pressure from Europe is being coupled with domestic political turmoil in the U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May told former foreign minister Boris Johnston, who is widely seen as attempting to replace her, that she will not succumb to pressure to step aside for a new leader who might garner enough votes to pass a Brexit plan. The House of Commons will hold non-binding votes next week on alternative options to Brexit. The alternatives could include a new referendum on whether or not to leave the EU and signing just a free-trade agreement with the EU. An online petition calling for the U.K. to stay in the EU has hit 3.5 million signatures. A spokesperson for May rejected the petition but Merkel said British Parliament is obligated to debate it.