UK government defiant as Parliament takes control of Brexit
By DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS, DANICA KIRKA and JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press
Published: March 26, 2019, 11:12am
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Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May makes a statement on Brexit to lawmakers in the House of Commons, London, Monday March 25, 2019. May is under intense pressure Monday to win support for her Brexit deal to split from Europe.(House of Commons via AP) Photo Gallery
LONDON — British lawmakers were preparing to blow open the Brexit process and put a host of rejected options back on the table — including keeping the U.K. close to the European Union or even remaining a member — as Prime Minister Theresa May defiantly insisted Tuesday that Parliament should approve her twice-defeated divorce deal instead.
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