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Brexit Vote: Parliament to Decide on E.U. Withdrawal Plan
By The New York Times
For Britain, the big vote is finally here.
After two and a half years of negotiation, argument, predictions and posturing, Parliament will finally decide on Tuesday on a bill that dictates the terms of Britain’s departure from the European Union, one of the most closely watched votes the lawmakers are likely to cast in their careers.
• Prime Minister Theresa May has spent all her energies trying to convince Parliament — and Britain — that the divorce deal she negotiated with Brussels is the best way forward. But she hasn’t made the sale. The House of Commons is expected to defeat the deal by a wide margin, and no one is completely certain what will come next.
• Much is at stake: Britain’s place in Europe, its economic future and possibly the survival of Mrs. May’s Conservative government. Debate should end late this afternoon, with voting scheduled to start at 7 p.m. in London (2 p.m. Eastern).
• For Mrs. May, the vote is an exercise in damage control: A severe loss would make it more difficult to extract additional concessions from the European Union and could prompt a vote of no-confidence.
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