Brexit vote delay amid fears of deal being rejected 'by large margin'

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Anna Fedorova
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Prime Minister Theresa May has told MPs that the crucial vote on her proposed Brexit deal, originally set to take place on Tuesday evening, has been postponed.

In a statement this afternoon (10 December), the Prime Minister confirmed plans to call off Tuesday's vote to allow time for a better deal to be made with Brussels. May said: "It is clear that although there is great support for many aspects of the deal, there remains widespread and deep concern on the Northern Ireland border backstop." As a result, she admitted that if the vote were to go ahead tomorrow, the deal would be "rejected by a large margin". "We will therefore defer the vote scheduled for tomorrow and not divide Parliament at this time," the PM said. Addressing the di...

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