Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
UK PM May loses symbolic Brexit vote in parliament
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS FEBRUARY 14, 2019 / 12:51 PM / UPDATED 3 MINUTES AGO
UK PM May loses symbolic Brexit vote in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May was defeated in a symbolic vote in parliament on her Brexit strategy on Thursday, undermining her negotiating strength in talks with the European Union to secure changes to the agreement.
MPs voted by 303 to 258 to reject a motion asking them to reaffirm support for May’s plan to seek changes to her Brexit deal. Many pro-Brexit members of her Conservative Party planned to abstain on the vote as they feared she was softening her position on a no-deal departure.
Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; editing by Stephen Addison
UK PM May loses symbolic Brexit vote in parliament
LONDON (Reuters) - Prime Minister Theresa May was defeated in a symbolic vote in parliament on her Brexit strategy on Thursday, undermining her negotiating strength in talks with the European Union to secure changes to the agreement.
MPs voted by 303 to 258 to reject a motion asking them to reaffirm support for May’s plan to seek changes to her Brexit deal. Many pro-Brexit members of her Conservative Party planned to abstain on the vote as they feared she was softening her position on a no-deal departure.
Reporting by Kylie MacLellan; editing by Stephen Addison
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-eu-motion-loss/uk-pm-may-loses-symbolic-brexit-vote-in-parliament-idUSKCN1Q32JC
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read
