British PM suffers another defeat in parliament
- 5 years ago
Let's start the world news with Brexit…. And as many had expected Prime Minister Theresa May's divorce deal with the EU has once again been rejected in parliament.
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Aram…Brexit thrown into turmoil once again….
That's right Mark…. This was the second time May's Brexit deal has been rejected.
The result of Tuesday's vote was 391 to 242 - a slighter slimmer margin than before, but a defeat nonetheless.
MPs are still not happy about the terms, especially on the contentious Irish backstop issue.
May's last-ditch talks with EU officials and getting what she called legally-binding changes from them have ultimately failed to persuade critics.
Parliament now only has the next couple of days to decide whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay to the divorce date.
Business leaders and economists warn that a no-deal Brexit would bring chaos to markets and supply chains.
Other critics say could such a scenario could even cause shortages of food and medicines.
May said the government would not instruct her own Conservative Party's lawmakers how to vote, as would normally be the case.
She also told MPs the government would announce on Wednesday details of how the UK will manage its border with Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.
For more on this and other stories around the world we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram…Brexit thrown into turmoil once again….
That's right Mark…. This was the second time May's Brexit deal has been rejected.
The result of Tuesday's vote was 391 to 242 - a slighter slimmer margin than before, but a defeat nonetheless.
MPs are still not happy about the terms, especially on the contentious Irish backstop issue.
May's last-ditch talks with EU officials and getting what she called legally-binding changes from them have ultimately failed to persuade critics.
Parliament now only has the next couple of days to decide whether to back a no-deal Brexit or seek a last-minute delay to the divorce date.
Business leaders and economists warn that a no-deal Brexit would bring chaos to markets and supply chains.
Other critics say could such a scenario could even cause shortages of food and medicines.
May said the government would not instruct her own Conservative Party's lawmakers how to vote, as would normally be the case.
She also told MPs the government would announce on Wednesday details of how the UK will manage its border with Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit.