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Union Flag and EU flag flying outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Credit: BBC

26/03/2019 GMT

UK parliament votes to take control of Brexit

BBC World Service - World Update, UK parliament votes to take control of Brexit

Can parliament find a majority for any form of Brexit?

Thirty MPs from the Prime Minister's own party voted against the government, including three ministers who resigned to do so.

British MPs have voted to take control of the Brexit process, defying the Prime Minister. Three of her ministers resigned to vote against the government. The move has paved the way for so-called indicative votes to try to establish a majority for a form of Brexit that parliament can agree on. 

Also on the programme: President Trump has secured a billion dollars for his long-promised border wall; and why is sorry the hardest word?

(IMAGE: Union Flag and EU flag flying outside the Houses of Parliament in central London. Credit: BBC)

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