Possible options include a "soft Brexit" that maintains close economic ties with the EU or scrapping Britain's departure altogether. But it also conceded that the new votes might be a way to break the months-long Brexit gridlock. The move raises the chances that Britain will tack toward a softer Brexit, and is likely to be welcomed by the EU. May warned opponents that continuing to reject the deal could lead to a "slow Brexit" that postpones the country's departure indefinitely. May is hanging on, hoping she can persuade Brexitbacking lawmakers that rejecting her deal means Britain may never leave the EU.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 26, 2019 00:11 UTC