The result opened the door to delaying the U.K.'s planned departure from the EU, revoking it or holding a second national referendum
British Prime Minister Theresa May speaks to lawmakers in the House of Commons, in London, on March 12, 2019.Britain’s turmoil over Brexit has intensified after parliamentarians rejected a withdrawal agreement with the European Union for the second time, plunging the country into chaos less than three weeks before it is set to leave the EU.
Tuesday’s vote was a crushing rebuke of Ms. May’s Brexit strategy. Not only did nearly one quarter of her fellow Conservatives join opposition MPs in voting against the deal, Attorney-General Geoffrey Cox offered a legal opinion on the revisions just before the vote, essentially concluding that the changes did not resolve the key issues raised by critics. Mr. Cox’s conclusions led many Tories to vote against the deal.Sounding hoarse from 24 hours of negotiations with EU officials, Ms.
Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, said on Tuesday that the bloc had done “everything it can to help get the withdrawal agreement over the line.” He added that it was up to the U.K. to find a solution."The impasse can only be solved in the U.K. Our ‘no-deal’ preparations are now more important than ever before,” he said.
Finding a way out of the Brexit impasse looks virtually impossible, said Rob Ford, a professor of political science at the University of Manchester. “There’s just multiple credibility problems now,” he said. “The EU doesn’t see what they can credibly do to get the government over the line. The Prime Minister isn’t credible with her own MPs. Those proposing alternative [Brexit] plans can’t credibly point to a majority in Parliament either.
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