Setting up new showdown, Britain's May rejects Brexit proposal
Prime Minister Theresa May has struggled to get backing for her plans to cut ties with the EU, forced to find a compromise last week with pro-EU lawmakers in her Conservative Party to try to get their backing for her Brexit blueprint, or the EU withdrawal bill.
Prime Minister Theresa May would stick to her proposal to offer lawmakers a vote on a statement outlining the next steps if she fails to win agreement with the EU. Image source: Reuters