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.
Following Monday's votes, Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament's Brexit coordinator, said:"A hard Brexit becomes nearly inevitable". AFP/ISABEL INFANTES
Backbenchers in parliament’s lower House of Commons seized the initiative by holding a round of votes last week on eight alternative Brexit options, but failed to agree on any of them. He said the cabinet would meet on Tuesday to consider the results of Monday’s votes “and how we should proceed”.Following Monday’s votes, Guy Verhofstadt, the European Parliament’s Brexit coordinator, said: “A hard Brexit becomes nearly inevitable”.
Anand Menon, professor of European politics at King’s College London, told AFP that Tuesday’s cabinet meeting would be “relatively upbeat”.
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