At least nine Conservative lawmakers have also publicly said they will support it, suggesting that it has a good chance of passing. Sterling strengthened 0.5 % against the dollar to $1.3024, the highest level since mid-November, on a view that a no-deal Brexit can be avoided if parliament exerts greater control over the process. "Opposing no-deal will not stop no-deal from happening," he said, adding it would be necessary for the British to find a majority in favour of another solution to a disorderly exit. Europe's most powerful leader, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, said she wanted an orderly Brexit but that it was in London's hands. The decision remains the same: no deal, a deal or no Brexit," she said.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 23, 2019 15:33 UTC