The House of Commons has voted to reject calls to revoke Article 50
and cancel Brexit after more than 5.8 million people signed a petition
calling for Britain's exit from the EU to be reversed.
Members of Parliament voted by 184 to 293 against a motion brought
forward by the Scottish National Party to make revoking Article 50 the
"default" position if the Commons fails to ratify a deal.
May's government responded formally to reject the petition to revoke Article 50 on Tuesday.
The result came after MPs voted on a series of "indicative votes" on Brexit. Other options put to the vote included leaving the EU without a deal, holding a second referendum and remaining in the Customs Union. None commanded a majority.
Note EU-Digest: It looks like Theresa May still wants to force the parlementarians to vote for her deal eventually. Hopefully Parliament will allow a referendum on the details of the agreement reached between the EU and Britain.
Read more: Parliament votes to reject calls to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit
May's government responded formally to reject the petition to revoke Article 50 on Tuesday.
The result came after MPs voted on a series of "indicative votes" on Brexit. Other options put to the vote included leaving the EU without a deal, holding a second referendum and remaining in the Customs Union. None commanded a majority.
Note EU-Digest: It looks like Theresa May still wants to force the parlementarians to vote for her deal eventually. Hopefully Parliament will allow a referendum on the details of the agreement reached between the EU and Britain.
Read more: Parliament votes to reject calls to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit
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