British Prime Minister accepts parliament to vote on EU deal
(VOVworld) - Prime Minister Theresa May agreed Tuesday to give British lawmakers a vote on the final Brexit deal before it is finalised, seeking to fend off a rebellion over a bill to start negotiations to leave the EU.
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Britain has two years to negotiate an EU break-up deal once Prime Minister Theresa May triggers Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty(photo: AFP/File)
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May had previously promised a vote in parliament before the deal comes into force, but conceded this would now take place before it was concluded, a key demand from many pro-European lawmakers.
However, her government warned that in the event of parliament rejecting the withdrawal terms and any deal on a new trading relationship with the European Union, Britain would still leave the bloc.