The British prime minister's best-laid plans for Brexit could go to waste, as the EU says it would grant a short deadline extension to the country only if its parliament passes an agreement it's already rejected twice.
The Withdrawal Agreement is likely to be put before lawmakers for the third time, and another rejection could mean a lengthy postponement of the British exit from the European Union.
While the rejection is politically painful for British Prime Minister Theresa May, it does not necessarily mean that there will be a disorderly Brexit on March 29.
For the House of Commons, there is no easy path to Brexit. As legislators prepare to vote again on the U.K.'s departure from the EU, we examine Parliament's options.
With the United Kingdom hurtling toward Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May puts on the brakes, offering lawmakers a chance to postpone London's departure from the EU.
The clock is ticking for British Prime Minister Theresa May after lawmakers told her to renegotiate the Irish backstop just two months before her country's scheduled departure from the European Union.
The world's top three economies are showing signs of declining growth. While the risk of a crisis is low, the consequences of even a slight slowdown would reverberate globally.
The House of Commons' resounding rejection of Theresa May's withdrawal agreement with the European Union sets up a no-confidence vote and leaves British politics with no clear path forward.
The United Kingdom is set to leave the European Union in 2019, but 2018 was the year when British Prime Minister Theresa May weathered negotiations, protests and criticism from all sides to produce a Brexit agreement.
Whether they are an establishment attempt to corral populism or a populist's promise to rid the establishment of rot, exercises in direct democracy come with a lot of risk.
By Reva Goujon
