LONDON: The British cabinet was to gather on Tuesday (Apr 2) seeking a way to leave the EU with a deal in 10 days' time, with torn MPs rejecting ...
LONDON: The British cabinet was to gather on Tuesday seeking a way to leave the EU with a deal in 10 days' time, with torn MPs rejecting every possible path to Brexit.
It refined them down into four choices on Monday but once again a majority voted no to them all, even with the cabinet abstaining.AdvertisementBrexit Secretary Steve Barclay hinted the government could now bring its deal back for a fourth vote this week and avoid a longer delay to Brexit that would mean holding European Parliament elections in May.
When MPs meet again on Wednesday"the UK has a last chance to break the deadlock or face the abyss," he said. "The cabinet can say 'OK, the ground is perhaps right to come back to parliament for a fourth time with Mrs May's deal' and say to parliament, 'look, we gave you two chances to come up with something, you've failed both times. Vote for this deal otherwise next week there is a real danger of no-deal'."
The second option, dubbed"Common Market 2.0", would accept May's divorce terms but require her to negotiate a new EU customs arrangement and membership of the EU single market. It was beaten by 282 votes to 261.The final option, which would have instructed government to revoke the legislation to leave the EU a day before Britain is due to crash out, was rejected by 292 to 191."I have given everything to an attempt to find a compromise," an emotional Boles told parliament.
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