Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered another significant defeat to her Brexit plan, after MPs voted on Friday to reject her withdrawal agreement. Speaking in the Commons, May said this alternative would likely now be a much longer delay to Brexit which could “destroy” the attempt to leave the EU. The Commons considered the withdrawal agreement, the legally binding “divorce deal” and covers the U.K.’s exit from the EU. MPs did vote on the political declaration element which is non-legally binding and looks at the future relationship Britain will have with the bloc. Downing Street hoped the tactic would enable MPs who were opposed to the political declaration but supported the withdrawal agreement to vote with the government today.

Source: Huffington Post March 29, 2019 14:37 UTC