Reuters
- Parliament has rejected all alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit deal for a second time, setting up a third and final attempt by backbenchers to find a compromise that could take the UK out of the EU.
- A plan to keep the UK in the EU's customs union was defeated by just 3 votes, winning significantly more support than May's current Brexit plan.
- The prime minister is determined not to soften up her Brexit plan, but the alternative could be a long extension to Brexit.
- Here's what could happen next.
LONDON — Members of parliament have rejected all softer alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit plan, meaning Britain remains in a state of political deadlock.
MPs voted narrowly to reject the options of retaining a permanent customs union with the EU, remaining in the EU single market, holding a second referendum and revoking Article 50.
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