LONDON: UK lawmakers have rejected a move to give the British public a second referendum on Brexit, dealing a blow to campaigners for a so-called People’s Vote.
Members of Parliament voted 85 to 334 against a proposal to hold a new vote to break the deadlock in the Brexit process. The opposition Labour Party told its MPs to abstain from the vote.
The cross-party proposal was the first time the House of Commons has held a formal vote on whether to endorse another referendum. But it was largely expected to fail.
It was part of a series of rejected amendments to a government motion on delaying Brexit.
Lawmakers rejected a move, by a margin of just two votes, to give Parliament the opportunity to take control of the process from Prime Minister Theresa May’s embattled government and hold a series of votes next week on various different Brexit outcomes.
