The British government  acknowledged for the first time that the country will definitely take part in the European Parliament elections this month because there's no chance that a Brexit deal can be approved in time to avoid them.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government had been desperate to avoid UK participation in polls for UK seats in the 751-seat European Union legislature. <br />''<br />''The vote in Britain on May 23 is being held almost three years after UK voters chose to leave the EU.<br />''<br />''But lawmakers have repeatedly rejected May's divorce deal with the bloc, and Britain's departure date has been postponed from March 29 until Oct. 31 while politicians scramble for a solution.<br />''<br />