MPs are due to gather again on Monday to consider possible changes to the deal that could ensure it is adopted.
, although by a substantially lower margin than on two previous occasions in January and March.
"We believe the best way to respect the referendum is to deliver the deal," Conservative Party chairman Brandon Lewis told BBC radio on Saturday.Noting the growing support for her deal despite the defeat, May's spokesman told reporters on Friday:"We are at least going in the right direction."to the deal that could ensure it is adopted, including support for closer economic ties with the European Union after Britain leaves.
The withdrawal agreement allows for a long transition period which would temporarily maintain the status quo to give individuals and businesses time to adapt to the future UK-EU relationship.Britain had been due to leave the EU on Friday, the long-heralded March 29"Independence Day", but with paralysis in parliament May asked European leaders last week for a little more time.
She now faces having to explain what happens next, after EU Council President Donald Tusk called a Brussels summit for April 10. The EU has set a deadline of April 12 for a decision, with two likely options: Britain leaves with no deal at all, or agrees a lengthy extension to allow time for a new approach.
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