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British Prime Minister Theresa May avoids a major defeat after MPs reject a plan that would have given parliament a veto over the final Brexit deal -- but only after making concessions. IMAGES
Images of the UK Parliament in London as MPs prepare for a momentous third vote on Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal, which could end a months-long crisis or risk Britain crashing out of the EU in two weeks. The House of Commons has twice rejected May's withdrawal agreement, both times by large margins, but has been unable to agree any alternative -- and time is running out. IMAGES of the UK Parliament
Pro- and anti-Brexit demonstrators gather outside Parliament as British MPs vote on four alternatives to Theresa May's Brexit deal with Brussels, which they have rejected three times. IMAGES
Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage accuses British Prime Minister Theresa May of 'surrendering to virtually everything' after she vowed to give lawmakers a vote on holding a second Brexit referendum as part of a series of incentives for MPs to support her Brexit deal. SOUNDBITE
Boris Johnson leaves 10 Downing street as British MPs gather Saturday for a historic vote on Prime Minister's Brexit deal -- a decision that could see the UK leave the EU this month or plunge the country into fresh uncertainty. IMAGES
The European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to approve the Brexit deal with London, clearing the final hurdle for Britain's departure from the EU. The vote at the parliament in Brussels passes by 621 to 49, prompting MEPs to burst into a chorus of "Auld Lang Syne", a traditional Scottish song of farewell. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he is confident that his country's parliament would back a Brexit deal struck with the EU -- despite key allies coming out against it. SOUNDBITE
British MPs will be able to vote on whether or not to hold a second Brexit referendum -- but only if they approve draft legislation to implement the divorce agreement with the EU, says Prime Minister Theresa May. SOUNDBITE
Protesters gather for a rally on Parliament Square in London after Brexit firebrand and Eurosceptic Nigel Farage called for rally on what would have been "Brexit Day". British MPs rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's EU divorce deal for a third time, opening the way for a long delay to Brexit -- or a potentially catastophic "no deal" withdrawal in two weeks. IMAGES of the pro-Brexit rally on Parliament Square