The House of Commons last night voted against the Prime Minister's Brexit deal for the second time - by a margin of 391 votes to 242.
Following this crushing defeat, Theresa May will reportedly give Members of Parliament a free vote on a backbench plan for a so-called “managed no deal” after warnings that Brexit-backing ministers could resign en masse if she ordered them to vote down the plan.
This plan would allow leaving the European Union without a deal, signing up to a two-year “standstill agreement” with the EU and then moving to World Trade Organization terms. However, the EU has repeatedly ruled out such a transitional period, and the opposition Labour Party is actively seeking a new national referendum on leaving the EU, a so-called "People's Vote."
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