U.K. Edges Closer to Election After May's Brexit Deal Defeat
- Political crisis deepens with third vote against agreement
- EU calls emergency summit as Britain warns of longer delay
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Britain is edging closer to a general election after Parliament rejected Theresa May’s Brexit deal for a third time, deepening the political crisis that has overtaken the country’s bitter divorce from the European Union.
Speaking after the result of the vote was announced Friday afternoon, the prime minister gave a veiled warning that an election could be necessary to end the stalemate in the House of Commons, which has failed to back a Brexit plan after months of trying.