UK: May’s Brexit Plan Rejected by Parliament

Local Editor

The Brexit deal, painstakingly agreed upon with the EU by Prime Minister Theresa May last year, ultimately flopped, as MPs said a firm no.

The failure brings even more uncertainty to the fate of May’s cabinet and the whole Brexit process.

The British parliament voted down May’s Brexit plan on Tuesday by 432 votes to 202 – a margin of 230 – following lengthy debates on the matter. The vote was originally set to be held in mid-December, but was postponed amid fears that MPs would reject the unpopular deal between May and Brussels.

The delay failed to prompt any meaningful changes to aid the PM's cause, as it was ultimately rejected by parliament.

It came just 10 weeks before the UK is set to leave the EU, bringing even more uncertainty to the already turbulent Brexit process.

Responding to the resounding defeat, May promised that her government "respects the will of the House" but said that it was her "duty to deliver" Brexit for British citizens who voted to leave the EU in 2016.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by website team