Rejection of Brexit deal by UK parliament won’t stop EU exit -minister

Britain’s Secretary of State for Leave the EU David Davis

Britain will still leave the European Union even if parliament votes against the final terms of the deal, Brexit minister David Davis told parliament on Tuesday.

During a speech setting out her Brexit priorities earlier on Tuesday, Prime Minister Theresa May said she would put the final agreement on Britain’s exit from the European Union to a vote in parliament.

Asked by a lawmaker what would happen if parliament were to vote against the deal, Davis said: “The referendum last year set in motion a circumstance where the UK is going to leave the European Union, and it won’t change that.”