\'Meaningful\' vote on Brexit scheduled for March 12: May

'Meaningful' vote on Brexit scheduled for March 12: May

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UK has again delayed the on the withdrawal deal, outlining that a "meaningful" vote on a deal for will be held in the on March 12.

"As we're continuing with (Brexit) talks, we won't be bringing a meaningful vote back this week but that will happen by March 12. We still have it within our grasp to leave the with a deal on March 29 and that's what I'm going to be working at," May announced at the EU-summit on Feb 24 (local time).

The March 12 meeting may possibly be the final one before the United Kingdom's scheduled exit from the on March 29.

She also outlined that her team would be visiting on Tuesday to continue talks regarding the Irish backstop which has become the bone of contention between May and the The very same issue had earlier led to the rejection of the withdrawal deal, which had been previously agreed upon by May and the European Union, by the - a move which added to the fears of a 'no-deal Brexit'.

"Although this is not principally a summit about Brexit, I will have the opportunity to speak to fellow European leaders - and we've made good progress with the European Union, and with the Commission. As you know, I and ministers were in last week. My team will be returning to on Tuesday. We've been working on how we can deal with the issue that has been raised by Parliament of ensuring that backstop cannot be indefinite," the British outlined in a video tweeted by her.

The stakes are high with just over a month left for the slated exit. No final deal seems to be in sight at the moment, with MPs either defecting or outlining their intent to resign from May's if the fresh deal does not match up to the Parliament's expectations.

There have also been calls from within the to delay the impending exit in order to clinch a deal with the EU which is acceptable to all parties in the House.

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First Published: Mon, February 25 2019. 02:07 IST