Facing opposition, UK’s May will bring Brexit deal back to parliament
Labour Party leader Corbin wants no- confidence vote in the prime minister
London — Prime Minister Theresa May says she will bring her Brexit deal back to parliament for a mid-January vote, pledging to get assurances from the EU before then to break a deadlock over Britain’s fraught efforts to quit the bloc. With just over 100 days until Britain is due to leave the EU, May faced accusations from some MPs that she was trying to force a deeply divided parliament into backing her deal by running the clock down to exit day. A mid-January vote could oblige MPs to make a decision between her deal or leaving without one on March 29, a nightmare scenario for many businesses. May is pressing on with her deal to leave the EU, rejecting calls for a second referendum or to test support for different Brexit options in parliament, despite hardening opposition to the agreement to maintain close ties. May said parliament would debate the deal in January, before a vote in the week beginning January 14 — more than a month after an original December 11 vote which she cancell...
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