With eleven days remaining until Britain is scheduled to leave the European Union,... British MPs voted on four alternative Brexit options on Monday night.
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So,... fill us in on the results…
Well Mark, Britain's parliament once again rejected all four indicative motions as alternatives to Theresa May's thrice-rejected Brexit deal.
This means the second round of indicative votes failed to find a way out of the country's political deadlock.
Four options had been tabled by MPs and they could vote on multiple choices.
The options were: a customs union that calls on the government to ensure that the Brexit plan includes a permanent and comprehensive UK-wide customs with the EU, which was the motion that came closest to passing... losing by 276 votes to 273;
common market 2.0; confirmatory public vote, the motion that got the most support with but lost by 292 votes to 280; and parliamentary supremacy aimed at allowing parliament to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
The opposition Labour Party was very open about its support for the customs union option and the confirmatory referendum option.
It said it has long supported a customs union, calling it a vital component of any deal that will protect manufacturing.
With the clock ticking toward a no-deal, hard Brexit,... the next step could possibly mean yet another vote on Prime Minister May's Brexit deal.
For more on this and other news around the world, we turn to Hong Yoo…
So,... fill us in on the results…
Well Mark, Britain's parliament once again rejected all four indicative motions as alternatives to Theresa May's thrice-rejected Brexit deal.
This means the second round of indicative votes failed to find a way out of the country's political deadlock.
Four options had been tabled by MPs and they could vote on multiple choices.
The options were: a customs union that calls on the government to ensure that the Brexit plan includes a permanent and comprehensive UK-wide customs with the EU, which was the motion that came closest to passing... losing by 276 votes to 273;
common market 2.0; confirmatory public vote, the motion that got the most support with but lost by 292 votes to 280; and parliamentary supremacy aimed at allowing parliament to prevent a no-deal Brexit.
The opposition Labour Party was very open about its support for the customs union option and the confirmatory referendum option.
It said it has long supported a customs union, calling it a vital component of any deal that will protect manufacturing.
With the clock ticking toward a no-deal, hard Brexit,... the next step could possibly mean yet another vote on Prime Minister May's Brexit deal.
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