Britain heads into a murky Brexit
Theresa May says she will vote against a no-deal exit
London — British legislators were on Wednesday set to stave off the threat of a no-deal exit from the EU on March 29 but the second defeat of Prime Minister Theresa May’s divorce treaty has left the country heading into the Brexit unknown. After two-and-a-half years of tortuous divorce negotiations with the EU and two failed attempts to get her exit deal ratified by parliament, May said she would vote against a no-deal exit that investors fear would spook financial markets, dislocate supply chains and damage the world’s fifth-largest economy. Legislators were set to vote shortly after 19.00 GMT on a government motion that states that parliament rejects leaving the EU without a deal on March 29 but notes that leaving without a deal remains the legal default unless a deal is agreed. While the motion has no legal force and ultimately does not prevent a no-deal exit, if legislators support it as expected then they will get a vote on Thursday on whether to delay Brexit, probably by month...
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