UK leader delays Brexit vote, risks further Cabinet discord

UK leader delays Brexit vote, risks further Cabinet discord

UK leader delays Brexit vote, risks further Cabinet discord

By / Politics / Monday, 25 February 2019 01:10

British Prime Minister Theresa May announced Sunday that she is delaying a vote on her Brexit deal in Parliament, saying it should now take place by March 12, a little more than two weeks before the U.K. is due to leave the European Union.

The move has the potential to further sow discord within her Cabinet. Three senior Cabinet members already had suggested Saturday that they may break ranks with her and back amendments to delay Britain’s departure unless a deal is agreed upon by Parliament over the next week.

 

Read more at PBS News.

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