British Parliament rejects Brexit deal
British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat in Parliament over Brexit deal.
Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to get the Withdrawal Agreement, struck between Britain and European Union, passed by House of Commons was defeated by a margin of 202 to 432 - a majority of 230 votes.
This is the biggest defeat ever suffered by a British premier in modern history.
The defeat also marks the collapse of her two-year strategy of forging an amicable withdrawal with close ties to the EU after the March 29 exit.
Soon after the defeat, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn submitted a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Theresa May 's government.
It will come up for discussion in the House today.
According to the Britain's parliamentary procedure, when a bill is rejected by the MPs, the prime minister has three sitting days to return to Parliament with a Plan B.
It is expected that Prime Minister Theresa May will head to Brussels on Wednesday to try and secure further concessions from the EU before coming back to UK Parliament with a new proposal.
This could be put to vote by the MPs. Should this also fail, the Government will have another three weeks to come back with another alternative.
If the withdrawal agreement never gets through with Parliament, then in all likeliness the UK will crash out of the EU without a deal on March 29.
This would mean overnight EU laws and customs and the free movement of goods, services and people will cease.
British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat in Parliament over Brexit deal.
Prime Minister Theresa May's bid to get the Withdrawal Agreement, struck between Britain and European Union, passed by House of Commons was defeated by a margin of 202 to 432 - a majority of 230 votes.
This is the biggest defeat ever suffered by a British premier in modern history.
The defeat also marks the collapse of her two-year strategy of forging an amicable withdrawal with close ties to the EU after the March 29 exit.
Soon after the defeat, opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn submitted a motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Theresa May 's government.
It will come up for discussion in the House today.
According to the Britain's parliamentary procedure, when a bill is rejected by the MPs, the prime minister has three sitting days to return to Parliament with a Plan B.
It is expected that Prime Minister Theresa May will head to Brussels on Wednesday to try and secure further concessions from the EU before coming back to UK Parliament with a new proposal.
This could be put to vote by the MPs. Should this also fail, the Government will have another three weeks to come back with another alternative.
If the withdrawal agreement never gets through with Parliament, then in all likeliness the UK will crash out of the EU without a deal on March 29.
This would mean overnight EU laws and customs and the free movement of goods, services and people will cease.
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