UK: Lawmakers accept main motion to delay Brexit, 412 vs 202
From fxstreet.com
As expected, British lawmakers have accepted the main motion to delay Brexit by a majority of 210 votes, 412 202.
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Brexit: MPs vote by 412 to 202 to seek delay to EU departure
From bbc.com
UK MPs have voted by 412 to 202 for Prime Minister Theresa May to ask the EU for a delay to Brexit. It means the UK may not now leave on 29 March as previously planned. Mrs May says Brexit could be delayed by three months, to 30 June, if MPs back her withdrawal deal in a vote next week. If they reject her deal again then she says she will seek a longer extension - but any delay has to be agreed by the 27 other EU member states. MPs earlier rejected an attempt to secure another Brexit referendum by 334 votes to 85. And they also rejected a plan to allow MPs to take control of the Brexit process to hold a series of ...
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