UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she was planning to resume debate on Brexit deal in the parliament in the week starting January 7 and to hold the vote in the third week of the month.
MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 17th December, 2018) UK Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she was planning to resume debate on Brexit deal in the parliament in the week starting January 7 and to hold the vote in the third week of the month.Last week, May said she was postponing the vote, originally scheduled for December 11, amid UK lawmakers' concerns over the Irish border backstop. The prime minister said she would seek further reassurances from EU colleagues.
"I can confirm today that we intend to return to the meaningful vote debate in the week commencing January 7 and hold the vote the following week," May said.
