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Embattled UK PM May faces vote of no confidence over Brexit deal rejection

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5 years ago

January 16, 2019

Theresa May under immense pressure in the face of resignations as she pushes draft Brexit agreement

Embattled United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May faces a vote of no confidence after Members of Parliament resoundingly rejected her Brexit deal agreement.

Reports say troubled May faces a no-confidence vote put forward by opposition Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn over the outcome Brexit deal taken by Members of Parliament.

However, the Prime Minister may survive the vote, as rebels within her own party who rejected her signature policy say they will support her to prevent what would almost certainly lead to a new general election.

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MP’sMay has also been warned by the European Union that she’s running out of time moments after Members of Parliament resoundingly rejected her Brexit deal agreement.

Brussels and other European capitals insisted the divorce deal they signed with May’s government in late 2018 remains the best way to avoid a feared “hard Brexit” on March 29.

“We regret the outcome of the vote and urge the UK government to clarify its intentions with respect to its next steps as soon as possible,” said a spokesperson for Donald Tusk, the president of the European Council.

May had earlier sounded a note of warning to Members of Parliament not to reject her Brexit deal.
According to her, if they do reject the deal to leave the European Union, they risk either leaving without a deal or not leaving at all.

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