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7. MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time

Tue Mar 12, 2019, 05:33 PM

Mar 2019

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47547887

Theresa May's EU withdrawal deal has been rejected by MPs by an overwhelming majority for a second time, with just 17 days to go to Brexit.

MPs voted down the prime minister's deal by 149 - a smaller margin than when they rejected it in January.

Mrs May said MPs will now get a vote on whether the UK should leave the EU without a deal and, if that fails, on whether Brexit should be delayed. She said Tory MPs will get a free vote on a no-deal Brexit.

That means they can vote with their conscience rather than following the orders of party managers - an unusual move for a vote on a major policy, with Labour saying it showed she had "given up any pretence of leading the country".

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May secures 'legally binding changes' in Strasbourg to Brexit deal [View all] Ghost Dog Mar 2019 OP

I think she will be voted down tomorrow Soph0571 Mar 2019 #1

If I were a Tory Leaver, I'd take it, but then I'd have taken her Draft Agreement before muriel_volestrangler Mar 2019 #2

Would Tory leavers care about a hard border with Scotland, Ghost Dog Mar 2019 #3

I haven't seen many polls on that particular issue, but a Panelbase poll was conducted in May 2018. Denzil_DC Mar 2019 #4

Thanks Denzil_DC. Interesting numbers. Ghost Dog Mar 2019 #5

I don't know whether that question's ever been polled. Denzil_DC Mar 2019 #6

MPs reject Theresa May's deal for a second time T_i_B Mar 2019 #7

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