UK PM Theresa May says parliament can vote on any Brexit delay
- Conservative leader told lawmakers they could vote on whether to delay Brexit if they reject her deal and the prospect of leaving the EU without one
British Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday she would allow parliament to vote on March 14 on whether to delay Brexit if MPs reject both her deal and the prospect of leaving the EU without an agreement.
If those two options are rejected the government would put forward “a motion on whether parliament wants to see a short, limited extension to Article 50”, May said, adding that any delay could only be until the end of June.
The prime minister said she still wanted Brexit to happen on the scheduled date of March 29 and repeated her promise to hold a parliamentary vote on her deal on March 12.
If the deal is rejected, as it was overwhelmingly by parliament last month, the government would then hold a vote on March 13 on whether MPs want a no-deal Brexit.
The vote on a possible delay would be the following day.