British parliament torpedes deadline for May

london - The British Parliament has rejected a proposal that could have led to postponement of the brexit. Opposition member Yvette Cooper's amendment was meant to prevent a no-deal brexit. The…

The proposal could eventually have resulted in a brexit deadline for the government. That would then have been given until February 26 to get a deal approved. If that had not been possible, the parliament would have been allowed to vote on postponing the brexit.