House of Commons rejects Brexit divorce deal for third time

MPs voted by 344 votes to 286 to reject the Withdrawal Agreement.

By Charlie Cooper

3/29/19, 3:42 PM CET

Updated 3/29/19, 3:53 PM CET

LONDON — Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal was rejected for a third time by the House of Commons.
MPs voted by 344 votes to 286 to reject the key pillar of the deal, the Withdrawal Agreement — a majority of 58. May said the implications of the result were "grave," adding "I fear we are reaching the limits of this process in this house."

But she hinted that she might try to bring the deal back before MPs for a fourth time, saying she would continue to press for an "orderly Brexit."
The result means the U.K. will not meet an 11 p.m. deadline to approve the deal and forfeits an automatic extension of the Article 50 negotiating period until May 22 offered by the EU last week. The government must now, by April 12, present a new way forward to the EU, most likely involving a longer extension and requiring the U.K. to take part in European Parliament election. Otherwise the..
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