Move beyond uncertainty into brighter future: Feelings of British people says PM Theresa May

London, Jan 16: May's bid to get the Withdrawal Agreement, struck between Britain and European Union, passed by House of Commons was defeated by a margin of 202 to 432 - a majority of 230 votes. This is the biggest defeat ever suffered by a British premier in modern history.

Over 100 lawmakers of Theresa May's Conservative party - both Brexiteers and Remainders - overwhelmingly voted against the deal. The crushing defeat also marks the collapse of her two-year strategy of forging an amicable divorce with close ties to the EU after the March 29 exit.
On Tuesday, she warned there was no "alternative deal" on offer from the EU but she said she was open to discussing ideas with MPs that were "genuinely negotiable" and could "explore them with the European Union".

Attorney General Geoffrey Cox earlier told MPs that the Brexit deal "will have to return in much the same form and with much the same content".

It is the default option if the British parliament votes against the deal and there are no other solutions before March 29.

May's agreement was meant to keep trade rules between the world's fifth-biggest economy and its largest export market almost unchanged for a transition period running to the end of 2020.

A sudden shift to different standards would impact almost every economic sector -- and possibly see the costs of everyday products in Britain rise as well as create disruption at logistical hubs such as ports.

EU supporters have been calling for another vote ever since the Leave campaign won by 52 to 48 per cent in the 2016 referendum, and demands have stepped up in recent months.

There is no law keeping Britain from doing it all over again, but many questions whether this would be democratic.

It also threatens to be just as divisive, with opinion polls showing the country is still split over the issue.

May has warned another vote "would do irreparable damage to the integrity of our politics".

Theresa May addressed the press and said, “I believe we have a duty to deliver of the Democratic decision and to do so in a way to bring our country together”

Just 10 weeks before Britain is due to leave the European Union, Prime Minister Theresa May vowed to press ahead despite the overwhelming rejection of her Brexit deal in Parliament on Tuesday. If the UK leaves the EU without an agreement, many worry it could plunge the economy in recession or worse. Special correspondent Ryan Chilcote joins Judy Woodruff for more.

These votes are meaningful votes that bring after two long years of bitter negotiations in the matter of EU.