Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29th. But that is now extremely unlikely to happen
IT WAS once rare for British governments to lose big votes in the House of Commons. Under Theresa May it is becoming a habit. On the evening of March 12th, for a second time, her proposed Brexit deal was roundly rejected by MPs. The margin of defeat was 149 votes—significantly less than the 230-vote defeat the deal suffered in January, but still a huge loss by historical standards.
What now? Under both British and European Union law, Britain is currently due to leave the EU, in accordance with Article 50 of the treaty, on March 29th. But that is now extremely unlikely to happen. Immediately after the vote a hoarse Mrs May said that the government would now ask the Commons if it wanted to leave the EU with no deal at all. And if the answer was no, it would then invite MPs to vote on whether to seek an extension of the Article 50 deadline.
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