London - Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal faced a likely defeat in an historic parliamentary vote Tuesday that risked pitching Britain into the unknown just 17 days before its scheduled split from the European Union. The main opposition Labour Party also urged parliament to vote down May's plan, making defeat almost certain. "I think everybody needs to recognise, for those who genuinely want to deliver Brexit, that actually if this deal does not go through tonight, then this house risks no Brexit at all," she said. The "no-deal" scenario's likely defeat would lead to a vote on Thursday on requesting a delay to Brexit from the EU. Merkel added that "it's now up to the British parliament, so let's wait and see".

Source: News 24 March 12, 2019 16:18 UTC