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More time needed, May returns to Parliament for Brexit
While Thursday’s vote is symbolic, it could again become the focus for increasing frustration in parliament over her strategy to leave the European Union, with many accusing May of running down the clock.
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May seeks more time to find Brexit deal, tells lawmakers: Hold your nerve
The United Kingdom is on course to leave the European Union on 29 March without a deal unless May can persuade the bloc to amend the divorce deal she agreed last year and get it approved by British lawmakers.
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Britain's May seeks more time from MPs for Brexit talks
Businesses and governments are on edge because Britain is just weeks away from its scheduled departure from the European project after 46 years and still has no firm arrangements in place.
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UK says may have to delay Brexit to pass necessary laws
The government is considering extending parliamentary hours and cancelling the February holiday of MPs to allow more time to debate Brexit legislation.
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British lawmakers instruct May to change Brexit deal; EU says 'No'
Two weeks after overwhelmingly rejecting May’s Brexit deal, parliament backed a proposal intended to send her back to Brussels with a stronger mandate to seek changes that were more likely to win their support.
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British MPs to examine life after Brexit for finance sector
Finance is Britain’s biggest tax raising sector, earning government coffers more than 70 billion pounds each year, and the EU is the sector’s largest single customer.
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Momentum gathers behind British MPs' bid to stop no-deal Brexit
Prime Minister Theresa May is battling to break the deadlock after last week’s crushing defeat of her two-year attempt to forge an orderly divorce raised the prospect of an exit without a deal.
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Regretful Brexit backers lobby for another vote
These "Remainer Now" voters, former Brexit supporters, are adding their voices to the chorus of calls for a second referendum amid political paralysis in Britain over the issue.
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UK PM May reaches out to rivals in Brexit deadlock
With the clock ticking, May has appealed to opposition leaders to meet for cross-party talks before she presents an alternative proposal to parliament on Monday.
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[CARTOON] They have your back, Theresa!
By Dr Jack & Curtis.
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Europe reacts to Brexit deal defeat
The EU and European governments have warned that the British parliament’s rejection of a Brexit deal heightens the risk of a disorderly withdrawal from the bloc.
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Germany sees no reason to delay Brexit
The centre-left Social Democratic Party politician added that he hoped a no-confidence vote on Wednesday fails to topple PM Theresa May’s government.
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[EXPLAINER] What next for Brexit? Three main scenarios
Here are the three main scenarios facing Britain while the clock ticks down to 29 March 2019, the day it is scheduled to depart the EU after 46 years.
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After meeting May, Japan's Abe says world does not want no-deal Brexit
Some of Japan’s leading companies in Britain have warned that a no-deal Brexit could be a disaster. After meeting May in London, Abe said it was scenario no one wanted to see.
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Most of May's Conservative Party members oppose her Brexit deal - survey
The survey of 1,215 Conservative Party members found 59% opposed May’s deal, with 38% in favour.
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May to speak to EU leaders this week over Brexit - FT
May is seeking assurances that a so-called backstop plan, aimed at avoiding a hard Irish border, will be time-limited, the 'Financial Times' said.
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More work to do on Brexit assurances, says May's spokeswoman
Prime Minister Theresa May’s spokeswoman said that she had spoken to other EU leaders over the Christmas holiday.
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Queen warns of 'tribalism' in Christmas address
The tone of the 92-year-old monarch's annual TV appearances reflected a sombre mood sweeping the island nation as it ponders the perils of leaving the European project after 46 years in March.
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EU gives May assurances on Brexit, but cold comfort
The leaders, meeting over dinner in Brussels, were responding to a plea from May, 24 hours after she survived a bid in her own party to oust her.
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'Lame duck for Christmas': UK papers see pyrrhic win for PM
Theresa May heads back to Brussels on Thursday in a long-shot bid to wrest concessions that could win her some additional votes.
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It’s my deal, no deal or no Brexit at all, says Theresa May
British PM repeatedly sidestepped questions on whether she would delay the 11 December vote but did hint at possible concessions on the Northern Irish backstop.
