British PM's Brexit deal rejected by parliament again

LONDON, March 12 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal was rejected again on Tuesday by MPs in the second meaningful vote in the parliament since January, increasing uncertainty about how the country will leave the European Union.

MPs voted against May's revised EU withdrawal agreement by 391 to 242, another heavy defeat since Jan. 15, when MPs rejected May's Brexit deal by a margin of 230.

The voting started at around 1900 GMT, with the prime minister heading for a defeat.

A hoarse prime minister, who was carrying on her last-ditch battle to save her Brexit deal just hours before the crunch vote, failed to win over the ERG, a major faction within her Conservative Party.