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FT News Briefing

Monday, April 1

FT News Briefing

Forhecz Topher

News, Daily News, News & Politics

4.41.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 April 2019

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Summary

With Theresa May's Brexit plan in left in tatters on Friday, the British government spent the weekend trying to find a way out of the impasse. Today, MPs will likely try to take control of the House of Commons agenda again in an attempt to find a majority for a different way of leaving the European Union. We look ahead at the week in Westminster.

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0:00.0

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0:10.0

Good morning from the newsroom of the Financial Times.

0:12.8

Today is Monday the 1st of April and this is your FT news briefing.

0:17.5

Coming up today.

0:21.0

Following Friday's defeat on the Prime Minister's withdrawal deal, the government spent the weekend planning a new way forward for Brexit.

0:28.0

MPs in Parliament today will also attempt to find a way through the impasse, so where next for the United Kingdom?

0:35.0

Our parliamentary correspondent will take us through the options.

0:38.0

I'm Daniel Winter and here's the news you need to start your day.

0:46.6

Theresa May's plan is in tatters after trying to push a third vote through Parliament.

0:52.0

The attempt to separate out the withdrawal agreement

0:54.4

to garner more votes failed to win enough support, losing by 58.

1:00.3

So where do we stand as of this morning? To bring us up to date and to walk us through the next steps for Brexit, our political correspondent said Payne.

1:08.5

Theresa May is facing a series of rather unenviable choices over Brexit this week.

1:14.8

On Monday British MPs are likely to take control of the House of Commons once again

1:20.4

to try and find a majority for a different form of Brexit.

1:24.0

By holding a series of so-called indicative votes,

1:27.0

MPs will try and show there is a majority for a different way

1:31.0

of leaving the EU.

1:32.0

If you recall, they did try and do this last

1:35.2

week but struggle to find a majority for any different form. The House of Commons

1:40.0

is very good at saying what it doesn't want but it's proven somewhat short in saying

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