British Prime Minister Theresa May says there was 'still not sufficient support' in parliament for her to bring her Brexit deal back to parliament for a third vote
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May listening as Scottish National Party MP and Westminster leader Ian Blackford speaks in the House of Commons in London on March 25, 2019 after May outlined the next steps that parliament will take in the Brexit process.
Meanwhile, pro-EU lawmakers in Parliament aimed to seize control of the process with a motion later Monday that would let them hold a series of votes on alternatives to May's deal. In agreeing to the postponement, European leaders hoped Britain's deadlocked politicians would find a solution to the crisis. But the EU isn't counting on it. The European Commission said on Monday it had completed planning for a no-deal Brexit, calling that outcome "increasingly likely."
Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson, who attended the meeting, accused the government of lacking "gumption" and chickening out on delivering Brexit.Johnson said that to win support for her deal, May must show that the next phase of negotiations "will be different from the first." Johnson is likely to be a contender in any future Conservative leadership race.
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