The Brexit mess is only getting messier.
British lawmakers on Friday voted down Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal once again in a 344 to 286 vote, per The Washington Post. After this vote rejecting the withdrawal agreement, which was held on the day Brexit was originally slated to happen, Britain has exactly two weeks — until April 12 — to come to another agreement and avoid leaving the European Union without a deal in place at all.
Had May's proposal been approved, Brexit would have been delayed until May 22. But after the vote, the European Commission warned that a "'no-deal' scenario" on April 12 "is now a likely scenario," per CNN. Experts have said this outcome could have a detrimental effect on the British economy, CBS notes.
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Lawmakers will hold additional votes on other Brexit options on Monday, but The New York Times writes that the only alternative to leaving without a deal may now be a long delay, which pro-Brexit members of Parliament are against. This delay could be "much, much longer," per Vox.
Either way, May warned on Friday that the implications of the latest vote "are grave."
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