British lawmakers voted Wednesday to block the country from leaving the European Union without a divorce agreement and will next decide whether to try to delay that departure, currently due to take place on March 29.
That decision in Parliament, scheduled for Thursday, was set up after a vote that represented yet another defeat for Prime Minister Theresa May amid months of political crisis over Britain's departure from the EU.
Delaying Brexit would need EU approval. The bloc -- openly exasperated by Britain's continuing Brexit crisis -- warned that the U.K. would need to present a strong reason for any extension. As Britain teeters ever closer to the edge of the Brexit cliff, lawmakers are trying to seize control from the divided and squabbling government, although it's far from clear if they can agree on a way forward. There are competing factions that support May's deal, a "softer" deal that would keep close ties with the EU, a no-deal Brexit, or even a new referendum on Britain's EU membership.
The tariffs, intended to be temporary, wouldn't apply to goods crossing from Ireland to Northern Ireland, raising fears the plan would spark a rise in smuggling. He says local authorities have modeled potential disruptions and believe that even "a two-minute delay for every truck going through the port of Dover" would lead to a 50-mile traffic jam.
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