TUESDAY VOTE UNCERTAINTY
Brexit deal defeat may topple UK government, Theresa May warns
London — Prime Minister Theresa May warned on Sunday that parliament’s rejection of her Brexit deal could leave Britain in the EU and bring the opposition Labour Party to power. The embattled leader’s message came with her government fearing a heavy defeat on Tuesday of the draft withdrawal agreement she signed with Brussels in November. Media reports said May was under pressure from her cabinet to delay the vote and fly to Brussels to secure more concessions ahead of a summit with 27 fellow EU leaders on Thursday and Friday. But Brexit secretary Stephen Barclay told the BBC: "The vote is going ahead." May said Britain "would truly be in uncharted waters" if the draft, struck after nearly two years of tough talks, is voted down less than four months before the March 29 2019 Brexit date. "It would mean grave uncertainty for the nation with a very real risk of no Brexit," she told the Mail on Sunday.
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