If the vote fails a third time, May will have to spell out to EU leaders what steps Britain will take by a deadline of April 12, or risk crashing out of the bloc without any arrangements in place.
A proposal to hold a second referendum - a popular idea with EU supporters - came second while those promoting a cleaner break finished near the bottom.
Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel told journalists in Brussels that without a solution from Britain, EU leaders would meet again on April 10 or 11 to discuss next steps. EU leaders last week offered Britain a Brexit extension until May 22, but only on condition that parliament votes through the deal by Friday, the day Britain was originally scheduled to leave the European Union.
The May government said Wednesday it wanted a third vote on the EU deal on Friday, but the outcome remained uncertain.
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