UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock
(WorldNews Europe)

LONDON - British lawmakers seized a measure of control over the stalled Brexit process from Prime Minister Theresa May`s foundering government Monday, setting up a series of votes that could dramatically alter the course of the U.K.`s departure from the European Union. The move came after May conceded that Parliament would defeat her twice-rejected divorce deal with the EU again if she put it to a third vote. With Brexit delayed and the new departure date up in the air, the House of Commons voted to give itself temporary control of the parliamentary timetable starting on Wednesday so lawmakers can vote on alternatives to May`s withdrawal deal. The government usually controls the scheduling...