Britain faces days of Brexit delay
With 312 votes against and 308 votes in favor, the British Parliament voted to reject the option of Britain leaving the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit, without an agreement.
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| British Prime Minister Theresa May (center) warned that Britain will face a long delay to Brexit. (Source: AFP/TTXVN) |
On the night of March 13, Vietnam time, with 312 votes against and 308 votes in favor, the British Parliament voted to reject the option of Britain leaving the European Union (EU), also known as Brexit, without an agreement.
This move means that Britain will have to face the choice of postponing Brexit.
In addition, British MPs also voted against an amendment that would allow the British Government to continue pursuing a no-deal Brexit scenario on May 22.
Speaking in Parliament after the second consecutive vote in just two days, British Prime Minister Theresa May warned that Britain would face a long delay to Brexit if MPs still did not support her deal.
According to the roadmap, Britain will leave the EU on March 29, unless Prime Minister May's government reaches a different plan with the EU.
However, before this can happen, Mrs. May needs to get approval from the British Parliament to delay Brexit in a vote scheduled for March 14.
Meanwhile, in Brussels, EU leaders demanded a “clear answer” from London on whether to delay the Brexit process.
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, said that Britain needs to clarify the reasons and purposes for extending the Brexit deadline, while not forgetting to affirm that the EU will not make any further proposals to Britain, except for the previously reached agreement.
A day earlier, with 391 votes against and 242 votes in favor, the British Parliament rejected for the second time the Brexit agreement that the British Government had reached with the EU.
These tough moves by the British Parliament continue to put Prime Minister May's Government in many difficulties, while increasing uncertainty about the future of Britain./.