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UK lawmakers seize Brexit agenda in bid to break deadlock

By JILL LAWLESS it plans to do - leave with-
LORNE COOK out a deal, cancel Brexit or
Associated Press chart a path to a new op-
LONDON (AP) — British law- tion.
makers seized a measure In agreeing to the post-
of control over the stalled ponement, European lead-
Brexit process from Prime ers hoped Britain’s dead-
Minister Theresa May’s locked politicians would
foundering government find a solution to the crisis.
Monday, setting up a series But the EU isn’t counting
of votes that could dramat- on it. The European Com-
ically alter the course of the mission said Monday it had
U.K.’s departure from the completed planning for a
European Union. no-deal Brexit, calling that
The move came after May outcome “increasingly like-
conceded that Parliament ly.”
would defeat her twice- The EU said its members
rejected divorce deal with would be able to cope
the EU again if she put it to with a no-deal departure,
a third vote. although more remained
With Brexit delayed and to be done on ensuring an
the new departure date open border between EU
up in the air, the House of member Ireland and the
Commons voted to give Protestors for opposing views face off against each other, with pro-Brexit split from Europe at right, U.K.’s Northern Ireland —
itself temporary control of and pro-Europe anti Brexit at left, outside parliament in London, Monday March 25, 2019. something both sides have
the parliamentary timeta- Associated Press agreed to. Checkpoints
ble starting on Wednesday lette with the lives and live- the EU. Guy Verhofstadt, the deal could lead to there were a source of ten-
so lawmakers can vote on lihoods of the vast majority the European Parliament’s a “slow Brexit” that post- sion and a target during the
alternatives to May’s with- of people in this country” Brexit coordinator, tweet pones the country’s depar- decades of sectarian vio-
drawal deal. The govern- by failing to resolve Britain’s that it was an “opportunity ture indefinitely. lence before Northern Ire-
ment usually controls the Brexit impasse. to build a cross-party coop- With the March 29 Brexit land’s 1998 peace accord.
scheduling of votes in Par- The government said it was eration leading to an en- day set almost two years An EU official said the bloc
liament. disappointed by the vote, hanced political declara- ago days away and the was in “in intense discus-
Lawmakers who backed claiming it “upends the bal- tion & a closer future withdrawal agreement sions with the Irish authori-
Monday’s motion, which ance between our demo- relationship!” lacking Parliament’s ap- ties about these matters.”
passed 329-302, hope the cratic institutions and sets a Earlier in the day, May ac- proval, European leaders May stands little chance of
planned “indicative votes” dangerous, unpredictable knowledged, “with great agreed to a postponement getting the deal she struck
will narrow the options precedent for the future.” regret,” that her deal still last week to avoid a cha- with the EU approved un-
down to one that can se- But it also conceded that lacked “sufficient support” otic cliff-edge departure less she can win over Brexit-
cure majority support. Pos- the new votes might be a to be approved as of Mon- that would be disruptive for backing lawmakers in her
sible options include a “soft way to break the months- day. the world’s biggest trading Conservative Party and its
Brexit” that maintains close long Brexit gridlock. May She said she hoped to hold bloc and deeply damag- Northern Irish ally, the Dem-
economic ties with the EU said she would “engage a third vote on the agree- ing for Britain. ocratic Unionist Party. The
or scrapping Britain’s de- constructively” with the re- ment later this week and However, the EU granted DUP said Monday that the
parture altogether. sults of the process, though was working to build sup- a shorter delay than May party’s “position remains
Three government minis- she said she was skeptical port for the deal, which sets sought. It said if Parliament unchanged.”
ters quit their posts so they that it would produce a de- out the terms of withdraw- approves the proposed di- The prime minister has
could back the motion. cisive result. ing from the EU and the vorce deal, the U.K. would come under intensifying
Richard Harrington, who re- The move raises the chanc- outline of future relations leave the EU on May 22. If pressure in recent days to
signed as a junior business es that Britain will tack to- with the bloc. not, the government has quit as the necessary price
minister, accused the gov- ward a softer Brexit, and is May warned opponents until April 12 to tell the 27 re- for winning support for the
ernment of “playing rou- likely to be welcomed by that continuing to reject maining EU countries what deal.q

Macron hopes protester, 73, gains ‘wisdom’ after injuries

Associated Press protest ban Saturday. An ery, and perhaps a form
PARIS (AP) — French Presi- Associated Press reporter of wisdom,” he added.
dent Emmanuel Macron saw Legay, who was wav- French authorities banned
said in a newspaper inter- ing a rainbow flag marked protests in several areas
view Monday he hoped a “Peace” and holding a yel- Saturday, and Nice was un-
73-year-old yellow vest pro- low vest, fall to the pave- der extra security because
tester who suffered serious ment as blood spilled from the city was preparing for
head injuries after being her head. In an interview the arrival of Chinese Presi-
charged by police in Nice published in Nice Matin on dent Xi Jinping. Attac, the
gains “wisdom” over the Monday, Macron suggest- group that Legay is a mem-
incident. Anti-globalization ed Legay didn’t behave ber of, is pushing back,
activist Genevieve Legay “responsibly,” saying that saying Monday it is filing a
remained hospitalized In this Saturday, March 23, 2019 file picture, anti-globalization “fragile” people shouldn’t complaint for “voluntary
activist Genevieve Legay, 73, lies unconscious after collapsing
after riot police carrying on the ground during a protest in Nice, southeastern France, as attend “places that are violence” on a vulnerable
shields suddenly pushed part of the 19th round of the yellow vests movement. defined as prohibited.” “I person by a person holding
toward people defying a Associated Press wish her a speedy recov- “public authority.”q