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British lawmakers reject no-deal Brexit, paving the way for EU departure to be delayed

2019-03-14 09:29:28       source:The Straits Times

March 14, 2019


LONDON (REUTERS) - British lawmakers on Wednesday (March 13) rejected leaving the European Union without a deal in any scenario, paving the way for a vote to seek to delay Brexit until at least the end of June.


After a day of high drama, lawmakers voted by 321 to 278 in favour of a motion that ruled out a potentially disorderly no-deal Brexit under any circumstances.


It went further than the government’s own planned motion, which noted that parliament did not want to leave without a deal on March 29, the leaving date set down in law, but stressed that the default legal position was to leave without a deal unless one was ratified by parliament.


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