British lawmakers voted on Monday to wrest control of the Brexit process from go...
LONDON - British lawmakers voted on Monday to wrest control of the Brexit process from government in order to try to find a majority for an alternative way forward that could break the parliamentary deadlock.
They will take control of parliamentary time on Wednesday afternoon to hold so-called indicative votes on a variety of possible Brexit outcomes. 7) An enhanced Norway-style deal dubbed Common Market 2.0, which would include membership of the EU’s single market, as well as a customs arrangement with the EU.Conservative lawmaker Oliver Letwin, who led the amendment which parliament agreed to on Monday night, said lawmakers should be invited to put forward alternative Brexit proposals and then the Commons Speaker John Bercow should select which should be included in the vote.
Letwin told parliament on Monday that lawmakers would have to be willing to support more than one option in order to find a majority.
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