Theresa May Postpones Brexit Vote To Avoid Shattering Defeat

Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on March 23, 2017 in London, England. The British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke last night after a terrorist attack took place in Westminster, saying Parliament would meet as normal today and "We will come together as normal".  PC Keith Palmer and three others lost their lives in the attack and the perpetrator was shot dead by police. *** Local Caption *** Theresa May
LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on March 23, 2017 in London, England. The British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke last night after a terrorist attack took place in Westm... LONDON, ENGLAND - MARCH 23: Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Downing Street on March 23, 2017 in London, England. The British Prime Minister Theresa May spoke last night after a terrorist attack took place in Westminster, saying Parliament would meet as normal today and "We will come together as normal". PC Keith Palmer and three others lost their lives in the attack and the perpetrator was shot dead by police. (Photo by Jack Taylor/Getty Images) MORE LESS
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BRUSSELS (AP) — British Prime Minister Theresa May says her Brexit divorce deal with the European Union is still “the best deal that is negotiable,” as she aimed to win Parliament’s support.

In a stinging statement Monday to the House of Commons, May reminded lawmakers that any Brexit deal would require compromise.

She then asked whether or not the House of Commons really wanted to deliver Brexit — and if it was willing to re-open the political division within the country by challenging the 2016 vote of the British people to leave the bloc.

May’s comments came after she postponed the vote in parliament on her EU divorce deal, acknowledging she would have lost Tuesday’s vote by a “significant margin.” The decision throws her Brexit plans into chaos.

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  1. The terms of exit that were voted on in the referendum were a fraud created with the help of Russian agents, Now that the real terms are known, the people must have their say-it’s not to late for a legitimate referendum with the real-world options clearly laid out.

  2. Avatar for ghost ghost says:

    You’re just delaying the inevitable, Prime Minister.

  3. Arron Banks, Nigel Farage, Cambridge Analytica, Steve Bannon, Tom Barrack - y’all got some 'splainin to do, comrades…

  4. Avatar for erik_t erik_t says:

    I still find it utterly bizarre and baffling that UK politics have not effectively sorted into pro-Brexit and anti-Brexit parties on the eve of the most important single vote in at least a generation.

    It’s like if you got a 60/40 vote from the [Party A] and 50/50 from [Party B] in the House to impeach [Party B President]. Like… how can you get up to 50/50 in B without near-unanimous support from A?

    And Brexit is way more consequential than a mere US impeachment.

  5. Doing a big thing badly. Exhibit A.

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