Parliament advanced Boris Johnson’s Brexit plan with little of the drama seen in past votes, paving the way for Britain’s January exit from the E.U. nyti.ms
The frenzied maneuvering in Parliament showed how Brexit keeps propelling the country deeper into uncharted political territory, where centuries of unwritten rules and conventions are giving way to a brawl over the future of the world’s oldest democracy. nyti.ms
To find a way ahead, Theresa May is meeting with members of other parties, but also sticking with the negotiating red lines that were incorporated in her Brexit plan that was just rejected in such humiliating fashion by Parliament. nyti.ms
The U.K. cabinet has approved the withdrawal agreement with the E.U. But, as always with Brexit, the topping of one hurdle only points the way to the next, in this case an all-out political war in Parliament, which must still approve the pact nyti.ms
A second vote on "Brexit?" It could be the only way out of an impasse if Parliament votes down whatever deal the government negotiates with the E.U. nyti.ms