Britain moves towards Brexit delay as MPs oppose divorce with ‘no deal’

Britain is moving towards delaying its 29 March divorce from the European Union after MPs Wednesday opposed Brexit without a deal.

The vote in parliament today was another blow to Prime Minister Theresa May’s authority.

However, the decision by parliament’s lower House of Commons is largely symbolic as Britain is still on course to leave the EU in just over two weeks unless it can decide a new plan in agreement with Brussels.

Business leaders have warned that Britain is “staring down the precipice” as it faces the possibility of severing 46 years of UK-EU ties overnight, with the risk of an economic shock on both sides of the Channel.

And the manner in which MPs voted demonstrated once against the chaos in parliament over Brexit, and the lack of control that May has over events.

She had offered MPs a vote on a “no deal” option after they rejected for a second…