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March 15, 2019

UK lawmakers vote to seek delay of EU departure

  • Power to approve or reject the extension lies with the EU, which has signaled that it will only allow a delay if Britain either approves a divorce deal or makes a fundamental shift in its approach to Brexit.
    • By JILL LAWLESS and DANICA KIRKA
    Associated Press

    LONDON — In a stalemate over Brexit, British politicians have chosen to delay it.

    After weeks of political gridlock, Parliament voted Thursday to seek to postpone the country's departure from the European Union, a move that will likely avert a chaotic withdrawal on the scheduled exit date of March 29.


     
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