Parliament overwhelmingly rejects May’s Brexit plan, reducing chance of withdrawal on March 29

Parliament overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May’s revised Brexit deal on Tuesday in a vote of 391 to 242 — a loss of 149 ballots. The defeat for May and her government was total.

Last-minute negotiations with the E.U. were not enough to secure the support of hardliners in the prime minister’s own Conservative Party.

With her vision for Brexit defeated for a second time, Parliament will now vote Wednesday on whether to leave the E.U. on schedule, on March 29, without a deal — a scenario that could create economic chaos for Britain and, to lesser degree, Europe.

If lawmakers want to keep trying for a managed withdrawal, as is most likely, they will vote Thursday on whether to request a delay from E.U. leaders, who suggested they would grant an extension, but have warned that their patience is not infinite.