British Prime Minister Theresa May has told lawmakers she may not seek passage of her troubled Brexit withdrawal plan in Parliament next week.
The embattled leader, who faces a major protest march in central London on Saturday, wrote to lawmakers Friday night saying she would bring the bill back to Parliament "if it appears that there is sufficient support."
Lawmakers have twice rejected the deal and haven't shown any clear swing toward endorsing it in recent days. Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union on April 12 if no deal is approved. The organizers of the "People's Vote March" predict that one of Britain's largest-ever protest marches will grip central London. More than 3 million people signed an electronic petition this week in favour of revoking Article 50, the act that formally triggered the Brexit process.
May told lawmakers in her letter that Britain still has options including an extension that would require taking part in European Parliament elections in May.
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