May Averts Brexit Revolt, But Her Rivals Also Claim Victory
- Last-minute concession allows May to avoid defeat by own side
- Both sides claiming victory as crisis dodged, or postponed
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May averted a revolt by pro-European lawmakers in her party, dodging what threatened to be a major political crisis. Now the focus shifts to the price of the rebels’ compliance, and another fight looms.
Some Conservative lawmakers had been pushing for an amendment that would have given Parliament unprecedented powers over the premier’s Brexit strategy. They stood down after May personally intervened to promise them a last-minute compromise.