Theresa May has reportedly cancelled the parliamentary vote on her EU Withdrawal Deal, she is set to address parliament later this afternoon. The u-turn has lead to accusations that the government is in 'chaos.'
Unnamed sources referenced by Sky News the BBC’s political editor, among others, said that the vote had been called off.
Earlier on Monday, a spokesperson for May had claimed that the vote would be going ahead as planned. Minutes later Bloomberg and the Telegraph claimed that sources had revealed that the vote would now be delayed.
The House of Commons vote, which would approve or reject the terms of the UK exit from EU, was due to held on Tuesday evening. It is reportedly now set to rescheduled, despite the government’s previous repeatedly statements saying that it will go ahead.
The last minute, u-turn has been widely condemned by May’s opponents and journalists.
In the wake of reports that the Brexit vote had been called off, sterling fell 0.4% against the US dollar to $1.26, the Press Association reports. Against the euro, the pound was down 0.6% at €1.10.
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Theresa May to address Parliament on Brexit amid reports key vote will be postponed
Theresa May to address Parliament on Brexit amid reports key vote will be postponed
