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EU ministers in despair over Bercow's Brexit ruling
The Speaker said parliamentary rules forbid another vote on the exit deal if there were no substantial changes to it
Add BT as a preferred sourcePublished Tue, Mar 19, 2019 · 09:50 PM
London
EUROPEAN ministers are in despair over the latest developments in the UK Parliament and fear that the threat of a no-deal Brexit has increased.
It is up to all the EU-27 leaders to accept UK Prime Minister Theresa May's likely request to extend Brexit for either a short- or long-term period. The Speaker, John Bercow, stunned both Mrs May and EU leaders by stating that parliamentary rules prevent another vote on the withdrawal deal.
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