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Britain's Theresa May faces no confidence vote after crushing rejection of Brexit plan

LONDON - British lawmakers on Tuesday overwhelmingly rejected Prime Minister Theresa May's blueprint for separating from the European Union, throwing the torturous Brexit process into new chaos and setting the stage for a parliamentary vote of no confidence in her government.

The lopsided scale of the defeat, with 432 votes against and 202 in favor, came as a devastating blow to May, who has staked her political career on successfully steering Britain out of its decades-old participation in the 28-member bloc.

That separation, which would have momentous economic and security consequences for Britain and its European neighbors, is supposed to occur in

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