UK to vote again on Brexit on Jan 29
Embattled Prime Minister Theresa May will hold another vote on January 29 on a deal for Britain to leave the European Union, following a crushing defeat in the first one earlier this week. The vote will follow a debate on the government's "next steps" on the Brexit deal, said Andrea Leadsom, May's leader in the Commons, parliament's main elected house.
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- Published Date: 12:00 | 17 January 2019
- Modified Date: 04:04 | 17 January 2019
The British Parliament expects to vote on Brexit again on Jan. 29 following extended debate on the government's plans and possible amendments.
Leader of the House of Commons Andrea Leadsom told Parliament Thursday that the date has been set aside for a full day of debate and voting.
Prime Minister Theresa May plans to return to Parliament on Monday to present her revised Brexit plan following the crushing defeat of her withdrawal plan.
She will announce her "Plan B" after meeting with a variety of opposition parties in the coming days with the goal of finding some sort of consensus.
Main opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn of the Labour Party has thus far declined to meet with the prime minister.