UK PM May Loses Symbolic Brexit Vote in Parliament

UK PM May Loses Symbolic Brexit Vote in Parliament
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves Number 10 Downing Street for Prime Minister's Questions in Parliament in London, England, on Feb. 13, 2019. Jack Taylor/Getty Images
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LONDON—Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a defeat on her Brexit strategy on Feb. 14, that undermined her pledge to European Union leaders to get her divorce deal approved if they grant her concessions.

In a show of muscle, hardline Brexit supporters in her Conservative Party decided to abstain, handing her an embarrassing, albeit symbolic, defeat as she tries to renegotiate her deal with the EU.