BREAKING: UK lawmakers vote down Brexit deal with EU for a 3rd time
The House of Commons voted 286-344 against the withdrawal agreement struck between Prime Minister Theresa May and the EU.
But the deal still was voted down, even after May sacrificed her job for her deal, promising to quit if lawmakers approved the Brexit deal and let Britain leave the EU in May. The EU confirmed Friday that a U.K. Parliament vote to pass the withdrawal agreement alone was “necessary and sufficient” to secure Britain's orderly departure on May 22.
“So, the political declaration, the future relationship, is going now to be determined in a Tory leadership exercise,” he said. If it is rejected, Britain has until April 12 to announce a new plan - possibly holding a new Brexit vote or an early general election - or leaving the EU without a deal, risking severe disruption for people and businesses.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the bloc was open to extending the departure process by “six or nine or 12 months.”
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