Britain’s Parliament has dealt a major blow to Prime Minister Theresa May, resoundingly rejecting her Brexit deal just 17 days before the U.K. is due to leave the bloc. Lawmakers will now vote on whether to leave the EU without a deal on the scheduled date of March 29, or to ask the bloc to postpone Britain’s departure. May says she “profoundly regrets” the House of Commons rejection of her deal Tuesday and said delaying Britain’s departure won’t solve the underlying problem. She says Parliament will be given a chance to “decline” leaving the EU without a deal on March 29 in a Wednesday vote. If that is the choice, Parliament will decide Thursday whether to seek an extension that would delay Britain’s departure date.

Source: National Post March 12, 2019 19:30 UTC