May's move on the eve of the scheduled parliamentary vote opens up an array of possible outcomes, ranging from a disorderly Brexit with no deal to another referendum on EU membership. "If we went ahead and held the vote tomorrow the deal would be rejected by a significant margin," May told parliament, adding that she was confident it was the right deal. "We will therefore defer the vote scheduled for tomorrow and not proceed to divide the House at this time," May said. The government did not spell out the mechanism for delaying the vote scheduled for Tuesday. The speaker of the lower house of parliament, John Bercow, called for lawmakers to be given a vote on the decision to defer the vote on the deal itself.

Source: bd News24 December 10, 2018 13:52 UTC