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British MPs vote to delay Brexit

AFP . London
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament`s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows MPs waiting in the chamber for the result of a vote on Amendment 22 to the European Union Withdrawal (No. 5) bill, second reading, as proposed by Labour MP Yvette Cooper, in the House of Commons in London on 3 April 2019. Photo: AFP
A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament`s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows MPs waiting in the chamber for the result of a vote on Amendment 22 to the European Union Withdrawal (No. 5) bill, second reading, as proposed by Labour MP Yvette Cooper, in the House of Commons in London on 3 April 2019. Photo: AFP

British MPs voted narrowly on Wednesday in favour of legislation that would force the government to seek to delay Brexit beyond the current 12 April deadline.

The vote passed by just one -- 313 votes in favour and 312 against -- in the lower House of Commons and the bill will now pass to the upper House of Lords for final approval on Thursday.

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