Under the terms of a divorce deal delay agreed upon with EU leaders, theresa_may has only two weeks to present a way forward. It comes as a petition calling on the government to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit attracts six million signatures.
British Prime Minister Theresa May continues to face off with a deeply divided nation and government amid the Brexit crisis after her deal was defeated in the House of Commons for a third time last week.
Under the terms of a divorce deal delay agreed upon with EU leaders, Ms May has only two weeks to present a way forward. It comes as a petition calling on the government to revoke Article 50 and cancel Brexit attracts six million signatures. MPs are set to debate the petition, the best ever supported parliamentary petition, early this week.
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