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Brexit in turmoil as PM May pulls vote on her divorce deal
Source: Reuters
BREXIT DECEMBER 10, 2018 / 4:37 AM / UPDATED 20 MINUTES AGO
Brexit in turmoil as PM May pulls vote on her divorce deal
Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper
6 MIN READ
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal on Monday, throwing Britain’s plan to leave the European Union into chaos after admitting that she faced a rout.
May’s move on the eve of the scheduled parliamentary vote opens up an array of possible outcomes ranging from a disorderly Brexit without a deal, a last-minute deal clinched just weeks before Britain’s March 29 exit, or another EU referendum.
Announcing the delay, May was laughed at by some lawmakers when she said there was broad support for her deal reached with the EU last month, the result of 18 months of tortuous negotiations, and that she had listened carefully to different views over it.
With her position at home in open jeopardy, May said she would go back to the EU and seek reassurances over the so-called Irish backstop, aimed at ensuring there will be no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland as a result of Brexit.
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Brexit in turmoil as PM May pulls vote on her divorce deal
Guy Faulconbridge, Elizabeth Piper
6 MIN READ
LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May abruptly postponed a parliamentary vote on her Brexit deal on Monday, throwing Britain’s plan to leave the European Union into chaos after admitting that she faced a rout.
May’s move on the eve of the scheduled parliamentary vote opens up an array of possible outcomes ranging from a disorderly Brexit without a deal, a last-minute deal clinched just weeks before Britain’s March 29 exit, or another EU referendum.
Announcing the delay, May was laughed at by some lawmakers when she said there was broad support for her deal reached with the EU last month, the result of 18 months of tortuous negotiations, and that she had listened carefully to different views over it.
With her position at home in open jeopardy, May said she would go back to the EU and seek reassurances over the so-called Irish backstop, aimed at ensuring there will be no return to a hard border on the island of Ireland as a result of Brexit.
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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu/brexit-in-turmoil-as-pm-may-pulls-vote-on-her-divorce-deal-idUSKBN1O90X1
