U.K. Parliament Gives Theresa May Permission to Start Brexit
- Lords approve draft law after Commons overturn two amendments
- Premier has permission to invoke Article 50 of Lisbon Treaty
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May Avoids Brexit Revolt
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May is preparing to trigger Brexit in the last week of March after securing the permission of lawmakers to begin two years of talks with the European Union.
Parliament on Monday passed legislation allowing the government to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, with the House of Commons overturning amendments from the unelected House of Lords that sought to restrict May’s room for maneuver. She plans to announce the formal start of Brexit in the final week of March, according to two officials familiar with her plans.