LONDON, March 13 -- British Prime Minister Theresa May will have one last shot of winning support for her Brexit deal after MPs voted Wednesday to stop Britain quitting the European Union (EU) without a deal.
A vote to prevent a no-deal Brexit in any circumstance was won by 321 votes to 278 in the House of Commons.
Work and Pensions Minister Sarah Newton became the 15th government minister to resign over Brexit. She quit tonight after she voted against the government.
It means MPs will return to the historic chamber at Westminster Thursday to debate asking for Britain's delay from the EU to be delayed.
A government proposal for debate Thursday would see MPs having until next Wednesday to see if they could finally agree a deal.
If they agree a Brexit deal, the government would ask for a short extension of EU membership to June 30, to enable legislation to be rushed through the House of Commons.
But if there was no deal, Britain would seek to stay in the EU for longer and would have to take part in European Parliament elections in May.
MP Steve Baker from the influential pro-Brexit group of Conservative MPs, the European Research Group, said in the House of Commons that if May presented the deal already rejected twice by MPs, members of ERG would vote against it a third time.
ANOTHER BAD NIGHT
May, her voice still hoarse, took part in a debate Wednesday to enable MPs to decide if they wanted to rule out Britain leaving the EU with no deal.
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