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| UK MPs vote to take control of Brexit process through 'indicative votes' | |
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| UK lawmakers have decided to take the Brexit process out of PM Theresa May’s hands, voting to accept an amendment that would break the ongoing parliamentary deadlock by changing the rules. | UK lawmakers have decided to take the Brexit process out of PM Theresa May’s hands, voting to accept an amendment that would break the ongoing parliamentary deadlock by changing the rules. |
| Parliament backed the amendment, by 329 to 302, to allow time for “indicative votes” on the finer points of the beleaguered Brexit deal. The measure was proposed by Oliver Letwin, a member of Theresa May’s Conservative party, and must be passed before it takes effect. | Parliament backed the amendment, by 329 to 302, to allow time for “indicative votes” on the finer points of the beleaguered Brexit deal. The measure was proposed by Oliver Letwin, a member of Theresa May’s Conservative party, and must be passed before it takes effect. |
| On Monday, May gave up mid-way through her third attempt to push a Brexit deal through, leaving the UK staring down the barrel of a no-deal Brexit, a situation Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called a “national embarrassment.” In a last-ditch effort to force consensus, May has reportedly even offered to resign if the pro-Brexit contingent will just back her plan. | On Monday, May gave up mid-way through her third attempt to push a Brexit deal through, leaving the UK staring down the barrel of a no-deal Brexit, a situation Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called a “national embarrassment.” In a last-ditch effort to force consensus, May has reportedly even offered to resign if the pro-Brexit contingent will just back her plan. |
| A second amendment, seeking parliamentary approval for a no-deal Brexit should one be looming less than a week away – and with an option to delay the separation still further in an effort to negotiate around the impasse – was rejected 314 to 311. | |
| Another amendment, proposed by Corbyn, was withdrawn without a vote. The Labour leader suggested the government provide “parliamentary time” for a majority to come to an agreement on an alternate Brexit approach, such as a second referendum or a customs union with the EU. | |
| The British government called the parliamentary power grab “disappointing” and pleaded with the lawmakers to be “realistic” – and not to drag the process out so long it ran into European parliamentary elections. | |
| An EU statement released earlier on Monday revealed that while they “hope that it will not be the case,” they have completed preparations for a no-deal Brexit on April 12, including a detailed contingency plan and even a dedicated hotline for panicked Brits to call. |