Britain and Brexit in chaos: parliament rejects May's EU deal againBritain’s Prime Minister Theresa May. [Photo, Courtesy]Britain’s parliament rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal to quit the European Union for a second time on Tuesday, deepening the country’s worst political crisis for generations, 17 days before the planned departure date.MPs voted against May’s amended Brexit deal by 391 to 242 as her last-minute talks with EU chiefs on Monday to assuage her critics’ concerns ultimately proved fruitless. SEE ALSO :May tries to break Brexit deadlock with EU concessionsWhile she lost, the margin of defeat was smaller than the record 230-vote loss her deal suffered in January. “If this vote is not passed tonight, if this deal is not passed, then Brexit could be lost,” a hoarse-voiced May told MPs before her deal was defeated. Both May and the EU have already ruled out any other changes to the deal, struck after two-and-a-half years of tortuous negotiations.

Source: Standard Digital March 12, 2019 19:30 UTC