May Wins Confidence Vote and Opens Cross-Party Brexit Talks

Commons votes 325 to 306 to keep Conservatives in power
May’s next move is to hold cross-party talks on Brexit deal

U.K.'s May Wins No Confidence Vote in Parliament

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By Tim Ross, Alex Morales, and Kitty Donaldson

January 16, 2019 at 7:19 PM UTC

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January 16, 2019 at 8:21 PM UTC

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U.K. leader Theresa May survived an attempt to oust her government and immediately opened talks with rival political parties in an attempt to break the Brexit deadlock, as time runs out to reach a deal.