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British MPs likely to vote for a delay on Wednesday and Thursday, but how will EU respond? (Photo: Leo Hidalgo)

March 29 Brexit unlikely after UK rejects EU deal

The likelihood the UK will leave the EU on 29 March has faded after Tuesday's (12 March) failed vote, but no one can say how much longer and on what terms it will stay in.

The likely lapse comes after a modified EU withdrawal accord was defeated by 391 votes to 242 in what left British prime minister Theresa May sounding exasperated as she "profoundly regretted" her defeat in Westminster.

The No vote came amid concerns that EU promises the UK would not be stuck in a customs union...

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

British MPs likely to vote for a delay on Wednesday and Thursday, but how will EU respond? (Photo: Leo Hidalgo)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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