British lawmakers have voted to delay Brexit, just 15 days before the country is scheduled to leave the European Union.

 

英国国会议员投票决定延迟脱欧，该国原定于15天后脱离欧盟。

 

The House of Commons voted 413-202 Thursday in favor of seeking to postpone¹ the U.K.'s departure for at least three months beyond the scheduled March 29 departure from the EU. The number in favor was raised to 413 after being announced earlier as 412 in the chamber².

 

The motion commits Prime Minister Theresa May's Conservative government to seek an extension until June 30 if Parliament approves a U.K.-EU withdrawal³ deal next week.

 

British lawmakers have already rejected May's EU divorce deal twice and if it fails a third time, the government says the U.K. is looking at a much longer delay to Brexit.

 

Any extension to Brexit has to be approved by all 27 remaining EU countries.

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