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'Basically dead': Brexit in chaos as UK Parliament rejects PM Theresa May's divorce deal with EU, triggering no-confidence vote

2019-01-16 09:47:43       source:South China Morning Post

January 16, 2019


British lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce deal with the European Union, plunging the Brexit process into chaos and leading to a no-confidence vote in her government.


Moments after the humiliating vote, May said it was only right to test whether the government still had lawmakers’ support to carry on.


Lawmakers will vote Wednesday in a no-confidence motion from opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn that could trigger a national election.


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