Speaker of Britain's House of Commons deals potentially fatal blow to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal, saying the government can't keep asking lawmakers to vote on the same deal they have already rejected twice.
March 18, 2019
Speaker John Bercow said Monday that centuries-old parliamentary rules prevent a motion being brought back repeatedly for votes in the same session of Parliament. May’s goal is to win over Northern Ireland’s small, power-brokering Democratic Unionist Party. The DUP’s 10 lawmakers prop up May’s Conservative government, and their support could influence pro-Brexit Conservatives to drop their opposition to the deal.
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Monday he saw “cautious signs of encouragement” that the deal might make it through Parliament this week. EU leaders say they will only grant it if Britain has a solid plan for what to do with the extra time.
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