Many experts say the European Union is likely to grant an extension, though how long it would last is less certain. The measure would have had Parliament take a series of “indicative votes” on what it wants to see in a Brexit deal. Twice, she has brought to Parliament the agreement she reached in painstaking negotiations with the European Union, and twice lawmakers have rejected it by wide margins. Had Parliament taken control, it could have gravitated to a softer Brexit, keeping closer ties to the Continent than she called for in her plan. That would have enraged pro-Brexit hard-liners in her Conservative Party, not just lawmakers but the rank and file as well.

Source: New York Times March 14, 2019 11:01 UTC