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PM Theresa May hedging her bets as Brexit deadline looms

UK leader seems to be playing a risky game to see who will blink first - British MPs or EU

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Britain's Parliament convenes today for another debate on the terms of the country's withdrawal from the European Union.

With nothing decided just six weeks before Britain is scheduled to leave the EU, today's parliamentary gathering was meant to be decisive. But the chances are that another opportunity will be missed, since Parliament has little to discuss.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 14, 2019, with the headline PM Theresa May hedging her bets as Brexit deadline looms. Subscribe