UK lawmakers poised for pivotal vote on May's Brexit dealIn a last-ditch bid to garner the support of discontented Conservative colleagues, Theresa May dramatically promised to resign if the deal passed. In a last-ditch bid to garner the support of discontented Conservative colleagues, she dramatically promised Wednesday to resign if the deal passed. But if the deal falls again, she must set out a new plan by April 12 -- with the options including a potentially catastrophic "no deal" Brexit, or a lengthy delay. May's sacrifice swayed some of her critics, including former foreign minister Boris Johnson, but more than a dozen Conservative MPs still publicly oppose her deal. There was some debate over whether it could even take place, after Commons Speaker John Bercow blocked a similar vote last week, on the grounds that MPs had already clearly rejected May's deal.

Source: Standard Digital March 29, 2019 04:07 UTC