What happens next now Parliament rejected PM Theresa May’s deal?
THERESA May lives to fight another day after surviving the no confidence vote in her government that Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn tabled on January 15.
Corbyn's move came after the PM’s crunch Commons vote ended in resounding defeat. Here's the latest.
What happens next?
May's 'meaningful vote' was finally put to vote on January 15, 2019, where it was trounced by 432 votes to 202.
Now that deal is off the cards, there are the five main possibilities for what happens next.
These include a second vote on the PM’s Deal, No Deal, a second referendum, a Customs Union Deal with Labour or the EEA option.
There could be another General Election to let the British public have a say on which party they believe is best placed to navigate the Brexit storm.
May's government faced a vote of no confidence on January 16 and narrowly survived.
Due to an amendment, May has three sitting days to present another deal, "plan B", to parliament.
She will present it on Monday, January 21 and MPs will vote again on January 29, 2019.
Option 1: No Deal
Theresa May has warned MPs that no Brexit at all is more likely than a no deal.
A no deal is widely thought to be the worst possible option, meaning the UK would have to cut ties with the European Union overnight without a transition period.
In this scenario, businesses would lose their passporting rights, which allow them to sell their services across the EU without having to obtain licences in each individual country.
A no deal would also see residency rights for EU nationals in the UK potentially disappear overnight.
It would also lead to huge uncertainty over what would happen at the 310 mile border between Northern Ireland and the Republic.
Here's what could happen next...
Option 2: New Deal
In terms of parliamentary procedure, the European Union Withdrawal Act sets out the next steps should Parliament reject the Government’s Brexit deal.
However, because of the delayed vote, MPs have passed an amendment which will force the PM to return to Parliament with a fresh plan within three days if her deal is rejected.
But it remains to be seen whether MPs can form a cohesive solution to Brexit, with no specific outcome favoured by the majority of MPs.
Option 3: General Election
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has raised the possibility of calling a General Election.
Speaking ahead of the 'meaningful vote' in Wakefield, Yorkshire, he said: “Let there be no doubt: Theresa May's deal is a bad deal and Labour will vote against it next week in Parliament.
“If the Government cannot pass its most important legislation then there must be a general election at the earliest opportunity."
But Corbyn has been vague about the timings of this proposed election.
What is a no-deal Brexit?
A no-deal British departure from the European Union means leaving without formal arrangements for the future relationship.
Currently Britain's trade, customs and immigration rules are tied up with the single market and a host of EU regulatory bodies.
Ministers are seeking a legal deal to replace these with looser arrangements so we are outside the single market and customs union but keeping close ties so cross-border trade is easy.
Negotiations are ongoing under Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty ahead of the UK's exit on March 29, 2019.
Some fear these talks could collapse without a deal agreed before the deadline.
This could mean the UK being treated as a "third country" by the EU with commerce governed by World Trade Organisation rules.
It's reported DUP leader Arlene Foster believes the UK is set to leave the EU without a deal at all.
Leaked emails say the Northern Irish leader was left furious after "hostile and difficult" meetings with the EU boss Michel Barnier.
She is poised for talks to collapse totally between Britain and the EU, which would mean we would leave with no deal at all,
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