May Risks Another Defeat in Parliament Over Revised Brexit Deal

  • Chief whip said to warn he’s not confident about vote on deal
  • Premier struggling to win over enough Conservative lawmakers
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U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May could be on course for another Brexit defeat in Parliament as her chief whip warned he wasn’t confident he had the numbers.

Julian Smith is the man charged with trying to rustle up enough support for her divorce package from the European Union -- and he told her top ministers on Tuesday that the vote next week will be tight, according to three people who spoke on condition of anonymity.