91°F
weather icon Clear
Las Vegas, NV
Nation and World

UK lawmakers reject May’s Brexit deal

In this grab taken from video, Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is congratulated by a Conservative MP at the conclusion of the debate ahead of a vote on her Brexit deal in the House of Commons, London, Tuesday Jan. 15, 2019. British lawmakers have begun voting on whether to approve or reject the divorce agreement between the government and the European Union. (House of Commons/PA via AP)
Pro-European demonstrators hold EU flags at Parliament Square in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to win support for her Brexit deal in Parliament. Lawmakers are due to vote on the agreement Tuesday, and all signs suggest they will reject it, adding uncertainty to Brexit less than three months before Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
An activist from Avaaz wears a mask of Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as Pro-European demonstrators protest opposite the Houses of Parliament in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May is struggling to win support for her Brexit deal in Parliament. Lawmakers are due to vote on the agreement Tuesday, and all signs suggest they will reject it, adding uncertainty to Brexit less than three months before Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
An pro-Brexit demonstrator confronts police officers in Parliament square in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. Rival groups of pro-Brexit and pro-EU demonstrators are rallying outside Britain's Parliament ahead of Tuesday's historic vote on a divorce deal with the European Union. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May leaves a cabinet meeting at Downing Street in London, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019. May is struggling to win support for her Brexit deal in Parliament. Lawmakers are due to vote on the agreement Tuesday, and all signs suggest they will reject it, adding uncertainty to Brexit less than three months before Britain is due to leave the EU on March 29. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
More Stories
A woman touches a picture of a relative as she attends the celebrations of the Israel's annual ...
Netanyahu reiterates vow to fight Hamas as Israel honors war dead
David Tran owner of Huy Fong Foods Inc. that produces famous Sriracha sauce. (Irfan Khan/Los An ...
Huy Fong, beloved Sriracha brand, halts production again
A paddle boarder and a kayaker glide across the surtface of Lake Tahoe's frigid waters on Jan. ...
Lake Tahoe expected to be full for first time since 2019
An Israeli soldier pays respect at a memorial for victims of the bloody Oct. 7, cross-border at ...
Israel goes deep into Rafah amid evacuations
January 15, 2019 - 11:50 am
 

LONDON — British lawmakers have rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal by a huge margin, plunging U.K. politics into crisis 10 weeks before the country is due to leave the European Union.

The House of Commons voted 432 -202 on Tuesday against the deal struck between Britain’s government and the EU in November.

Legislators from both pro-EU and pro-Brexit sides of Britain’s political divide rejected May’s entreaties to back the deal and deliver on citizens’ the June 2016 vote to leave the 28-nation bloc.

The defeat leaves May’s leadership wobbling and the government with just a few days, until Monday, to come up with a “Plan B.”

Unless a deal is ratified, Britain is set for a disorderly exit from the bloc on March 29, with potentially tumultuous economic and social consequences.

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.
THE LATEST
A woman touches a picture of a relative as she attends the celebrations of the Israel's annual ...
Netanyahu reiterates vow to fight Hamas as Israel honors war dead
By Wafaa Shurafa, Koseph Krauss and Samy Magdy The Associated Press

During the day’s opening ceremony, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed again to defeat Hamas, a promise he has made repeatedly during Israel’s war with the terrorist group.

An Israeli soldier pays respect at a memorial for victims of the bloody Oct. 7, cross-border at ...
Israel goes deep into Rafah amid evacuations
By Wafaa Shurafa, Joseph Krauss and Samy Magdy The Associated Press

The exodus of Palestinians from Rafah accelerated Sunday as Israeli forces pushed deeper into the southern Gaza city.

Jewish families across the Bay Area are pushing back against what they describe as an overt ant ...
Fighting related to war in Bay Area classrooms
By Hannah Wiley Los Angeles Times

A seventh grade Jewish student at Roosevelt Middle School in San Francisco grew accustomed to seeing her classmates display their support for Palestinians.

In this photo provided by Duke University, commencement speaker Jerry Seinfeld speaks during th ...
Pro-Palestinian protests dwindle to tiny numbers at colleges
By Moriah Balingit The Associated Press

A tiny contingent of Duke University graduates opposed pro-Israel comedian Jerry Seinfeld speaking at their commencement with about 30 students chanting “free Palestine” amid a mix of boos and cheers.

Road signage points the way to the Burning Man festival in the Black Rock Desert in Gerlach, Ne ...
Burning Man removes pro-Palestinian sculpture from website
By Ruben Vives Los Angeles Times

Debates and protests sparked by Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip have worked their way into seemingly every corner in the world — even the free-spirited desert festival in Nevada known as Burning Man.

MORE STORIES
recommend 1
TikTok sues US over law to ban platform without sale
recommend 2
Biden condemns antisemitism sparked by college protests, Gaza war
recommend 3
Costco makes a key membership change members won’t like
recommend 4
US says Rafah offensive would jeopardize cease-fire talks as Biden threatens to halt more Israel aid
recommend 5
British government tries to avert the type of unrest seen on American campuses
recommend 6
Deadly brain disease found in 2 California deer