British prime minister faces Brexit showdown with pro-EU rebels

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A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament's Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May as she speaks during Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) in the House of Commons in London on June 20, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / PRU AND AFP PHOTO / HO /

British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a new showdown with pro-EU MPs on Wednesday over parliament’s role in the final Brexit deal, which could influence her entire negotiating strategy.

After months of debate, MPs will vote on the last contested amendments to the EU (Withdrawal) Bill which set out how much power lawmakers will have if the government fails to agree a departure deal before Brexit in March 2019.

May says she expects to get an agreement, but warned that any attempt to tie her hands could…



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