Brexit Pushes Britain to Brink as Government Fights for Survival

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Jan 16, 2019 · 6 min read
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By Robert Hutton, Kitty Donaldson, and Tim Ross

The U.K. stands at its most dangerous crossroads in decades after Parliament emphatically rejected Theresa May’s Brexit deal and left her facing an uncomfortable vote to oust her government.

The humiliating defeat on Tuesday evening, the biggest for any government in modern…

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