Parliament Fails to Back Any Plan B Options: Brexit Update
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The U.K. Parliament rejected all options in a set of votes on potential alternative blueprints for Brexit on Monday. The government says the legal default will be for the U.K. to leave the European Union in 11 days. Theresa May is still aiming to get her unpopular deal through Parliament and will call a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday to discuss the next steps.
Conservative Nick Boles, who led the move for a Norway Plus plan, made an emotional announcement in the Commons saying he’s resigning from May’s party.