Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Europe Subscribe Log In Log In Today’s Paper Europe | Brexit Live Updates: U.K. Parliament Debates Theresa May’s Departure Plan Advertisement Supported by Live Briefing ByThe New York Times March 29, 2019 • With Britain in political crisis and a new deadline to leave the European Union two weeks away, Parliament is debating Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan, which it has already rejected twice by large margins, before a third vote on Friday afternoon. • Lawmakers are to vote around 2:30 p.m. London time on the 585-page agreement, which details Britain’s relationship to the European Union through the end of 2020, while longer-term plans are sorted out. • If it does not pass, as seems likely, Britain’s withdrawal is on track to take place on April 12 without an agreement — the “no-deal” Brexit that many economists and officials have warned would do serious economic damage. • In a bid to win over hard-line Brexit supporters, Mrs. May promised Conservative lawmakers this week that she would step down as prime minister if the deal were approved. The prime minister is hoping that enough lawmakers will reverse course, despite their concerns,…