DEAL, NO DEAL, NO BREXIT? With trust in the prime minister at an all-time low, one Conservative pro-Brexit lawmaker said the government could no longer ignore eurosceptics' views. With many Conservative lawmakers abstaining, the government defeat on its motion reaffirming support for May's strategy was a heavy one, at 303 votes to 258. Opposition Labour lawmaker Alison McGovern said it was time to stop the clock on Brexit. It is clear that the prime minister cannot easily command a majority in the House of Commons, and that is central to our system," she told Reuters.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 14, 2019 19:41 UTC