Britain's lawmakers reject Theresa May's Brexit deal
London, Jan 16 (IBNS): UK lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected the Brexit deal that Prime Minister Theresa May had negotiated with the European Union, said reports.
The 432 to 202 vote was nothing short of humiliation for May, who had spent the last two years trying to sell the deal of UK's exit from the EU to the public. UK is scheduled to leave the EU on March 29.
According to the BBC, this was the largest defeat for any government in the country's history.
The May government now faces a no-confidence motion on Wednesday. If defeated, the UK could be staring at a general election.
Tuesday's vote was originally scheduled to take place in December but the PM had delayed it to seek the support of more MPs.
"The events in Parliament today are really quite remarkable," said The Washington Post quoted Cambridge University political historian Luke Blaxill. "This doesn't happen."
He was referring to the fact that even some of her party members deserted May.
"The risk of a disorderly withdrawal of the United Kingdom has increased with this evening's vote," European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said in a statement. "While we do not want this to happen, the European Commission will continue its contingency work to help ensure the EU is fully prepared."
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