LONDON (Reuters) – British lawmakers crushed Prime Minister Theresa May’s European Union divorce deal on Tuesday, thrusting Britain deeper into crisis and forcing parliament to decide within days whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay. Lawmakers voted against May’s amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks with…
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Brexit: Deadline looms as ministers push for changes to deal
The UK’s attorney general says Brexit negotiations will continue as EU officials call for “acceptable” ideas by Friday to break the impasse. Geoffrey Cox said plans to solve the deadlock over the Irish backstop were “as clear as day”, with just days until MPs vote on the Brexit deal. Commons Leader Andrea Leadsom confirmed the…
Theresa May survives no-confidence vote
Embattled British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote on Wednesday, a day after members of parliament dealt a crushing blow to the Brexit plan she negotiated with the European Union (EU). Parliament members voted 325 to 306 against the motion called by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, who had earlier urged May…
MAY AWAY! OR STAY? UK IN DISARRAY VOTE TODAY
‘I WON’T lead you into the next election’: PM leaves MPs in tears as she vows to bow out after Brexit in emotional behind-closed door speech before Tory no-confidence vote Eurosceptic Tory MPs have succeeded in forcing a no-confidence vote in the PM amid fury at her Brexit deal Chair of the Tory 1922 committee…