{"id":401865,"date":"2019-03-29T18:55:22","date_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/may-told-to-quit-call-election-as-eu-warns-of-no-deal-disaster-after-latest-brexit-failure-video-rt-uk-news\/"},"modified":"2019-03-29T18:55:22","modified_gmt":"2019-03-29T17:55:22","slug":"may-told-to-quit-call-election-as-eu-warns-of-no-deal-disaster-after-latest-brexit-failure-video-rt-uk-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/may-told-to-quit-call-election-as-eu-warns-of-no-deal-disaster-after-latest-brexit-failure-video-rt-uk-news\/","title":{"rendered":"May told to quit &#038; call election as EU warns of NO DEAL DISASTER after latest Brexit failure (VIDEO) \u2014 RT UK News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/thumbnail\/5c9e47eadda4c8b17c8b45a8.JPG\" \/><\/p>\n<p>        Theresa May\u2019s failure to get her EU withdrawal bill through parliament for a third time led to immediate demands for the prime minister\u2019s resignation, a snap general election, and warnings from the EU about a no-deal Brexit.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>May said the consequences of the rejection for Brexit were \u201cgrave,\u201d not least for her future as prime minister. After she saw her deal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455077-theresa-may-withdrawal-vote-fails\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rejected<\/a> again, this time by 58 votes, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said that if she was unwilling to change the deal which she has continuously failed to get through parliament, then she should quit immediately and call a general election to let the country decide.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k5tHo3iN6PA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The Scottish National Party\u2019s parliamentary leader Ian Blackford also responded to May\u2019s failure with an immediate call for an election.<\/p>\n<p>Members of May\u2019s own party are also calling for her head, with the deputy chair of the hardline Tory European Research Group saying she needs to leave Downing Street as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"media__youtube-frame lazyload\" width=\"100%\" height=\"300px\" data-src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/URg3foTyUd8\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>May had promised to quit if she was successful in getting the withdrawal agreement through parliament, which ironically means her failure could see her cling on to her job for a bit longer.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more-big\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455077-theresa-may-withdrawal-vote-fails\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"read-more-big__container\"><br \/>\n        <span class=\"read-more-big__content\"><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__subtitle\">Also on rt.com<\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__title\">3rd time no charm: MPs reject Theresa May\u2019s Brexit withdrawal agreement<\/span><br \/>\n        <\/span><br \/>\n            <span class=\"read-more-big__cover lazyload\" data-bgset=\"&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/xxs\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 280w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/xs\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 320w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/thumbnail\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 460w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/m\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 540w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/l\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 768w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/article\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 980w,&#10;                            https:\/\/cdni.rt.com\/files\/2019.03\/xxl\/5c9e2f8adda4c8ae7c8b4574.JPG 1240w&#10;                        \" data-sizes=\"auto\"\/><br \/>\n    <\/span><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MEPs watching in Brussels were also quick to respond. Warnings of a no-deal exit were soon flooding in from Europe, with the European Commission saying a no-deal scenario on April 12 is now a <em>\u201clikely scenario.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;No-deal\u201d scenario on 12 April is now a likely scenario. The EU has been preparing for this since 12\/2017. Now fully prepared. We will remain united. Benefits of WA, including transition period, will not be replicated in \u201cno-deal\u201d scenario. Sectoral mini-deals are not an option. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JJndIjMtTy\">pic.twitter.com\/JJndIjMtTy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 European Commission &#x1f1ea;&#x1f1fa; (@EU_Commission) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EU_Commission\/status\/1111648694703742976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p>Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte warned that the risk of Britain crashing out is now<em> \u201cvery real.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>European Council President Donald Tusk called an emergency meeting for April 10, two days before the current ultimate Brexit deadline.<\/p>\n<div class=\"rtcode\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">In view of the rejection of the Withdrawal Agreement by the House of Commons, I have decided to call a European Council on 10 April. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Brexit?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Brexit<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donald Tusk (@eucopresident) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eucopresident\/status\/1111640125690310656?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 29, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Like this story? Share it with a friend!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rt.com\/uk\/455092-may-brexit-third-fail-reaction\/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=RSS\">RT<\/a>. This piece was reprinted by <a href=\"http:\/\/rinf.com\">RINF Alternative News<\/a> with permission or license.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Theresa May\u2019s failure to get her EU withdrawal bill through parliament for a third time led to immediate demands for the prime minister\u2019s resignation, a snap general election, and warnings from the EU about a no-deal Brexit. 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