Britain is apparently nowhere near resolving the stalemate surrounding Brexit after the country’s parliament failed to find a majority for any of its own proposals as alternative to Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal.
After a tumultuous week in which May’s divorce strategy was rejected by lawmakers for a third time despite her offer to quit if it passed, the future direction of Brexit remains clouded in confusion.
In a bid to break the impasse, lawmakers on Monday voted on four last-minute alternative Brexit options for what has been described as the United Kingdom’s most far-reaching policy challenge since World War II.
The option that came closest to getting a majority was a proposal to keep Britain in a customs union with the EU, which was defeated by three votes while a proposal to hold a confirmatory referendum on any deal got the most votes but was defeated by 292-280.
Brexit Minister, Steven Barclay said after the results were announced, the default position was still that Britain would leave the EU on April 12 without a divorce deal.
He hinted that May could put her deal to a fourth vote this week in the hope of securing an orderly exit before European elections are held from May 23 onwards, an unpredictable complication that May’s government is determined to avoid.
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