May pushes back parliamentary Brexit vote again

British Prime Minister Theresa May has pushed back the date for Parliament's next vote on her proposals for the United Kingdom's departure from the European Union to one of the last dates possible, March 12, provoking despair from business leaders, politicians and leading EU officials.

The scheduled date for the event known as Brexit is March 29, but May has yet to get parliamentary backing for the withdrawal terms she reached with leaders of the remaining 27 EU member states in November.

She first postponed a vote in November, only to suffer a crushing loss when it eventually took place, and then tried again in December, delaying the vote until January, when she suffered the heaviest-ever parliamentary defeat by any prime minister, losing by 230 votes.