British Lawmakers Try to Stop ‘No-Deal’ Brexit

British Lawmakers Try to Stop ‘No-Deal’ Brexit
British Labour Party politician Yvette Cooper walks into the Cabinet office in London on Jan. 17, 2019. Reuters/Toby Melville
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LONDON—An attempt by British lawmakers to prevent a “no-deal” Brexit gained momentum on Jan. 23 after the opposition Labour Party said it was likely to throw its parliamentary weight behind that effort.

The United Kingdom, facing the deepest political crisis since World War II, is due to leave the European Union on March 29, but has no approved deal on how the divorce will take place.