Newsdeck: May Wins Parliament's Backing for Her Plan to Delay Brexit By Bloomberg
The result on Thursday means her Brexit plan — which has twice been rejected by huge majorities in the House of Commons — is still in play.
In another tactical move on Thursday, May also promised lawmakers that if her deal isn’t approved next week, she will give Parliament the chance to take over on March 25. That’s another threat to the pro-Brexit hardliners whose support she needs to get her deal over the line.
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