
Rebel Tory Members of Parliament (MPs) side with the Labour opposition, forcing the government to guarantee a vote on the final Brexit deal.ĭecember 15. Davis and his team become the focus of much derision after a photo shows them sitting at a table empty-handed while their EU counterparts look prepared with large piles of papers in front of them.ĭecember 13. Brexit Secretary David Davis arrives in Brussels to officially kick off talks with Michel Barnier. Her plan backfires and she loses her majority in Parliament, forcing her into a deal with the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) to remain in power. Seeking to cement her party's power and bolster her bargaining hand with the EU, May calls a snap election.
