Theresa May's government survived the vote of no confidence Wednesday evening, January 16, called for by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, after the agreement negotiated with the EU on the orderly exit of the United Kingdom was abruptly rejected Tuesday evening (see EUROPE 12172).
By 19 votes (306 in favour of the motion, 325 against), Ms May saved her seat and announced at the same time that she would focus on launching a transparent consultation to develop a 'plan B' for Brexit that would...