Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Photo: AP
British MPs reject no-deal Brexit, raising chances departure from Europe will be delayed
- Parliament will be offered another vote on Thursday, to see if it wants to postpone leaving the European Union - a move that would require EU consent
- But the chief EU Brexit negotiator says talks have been ‘done and dusted’ and questioned the need for any more discussions
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Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May in the House of Commons on Wednesday. Photo: AP
British Prime Minister Theresa May (centre) leaves the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday evening, after MPs voted 391 to 242 vote against her amended Brexit deal. Photo: EPA
‘Total failure’: Brexit defeat leaves British PM Theresa May’s authority in tatters, as Eurosceptics and pro-EU forces unite in anger
- Theresa May appears to have lost control of her party, as she decides to allow Conservative MPs to vote however they like on whether to leave EU with no deal
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British Prime Minister Theresa May (centre) leaves the Houses of Parliament in London on Tuesday evening, after MPs voted 391 to 242 vote against her amended Brexit deal. Photo: EPA