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A vote reversed: What is the path back from Brexit? Here's an explainer

The collapse of Theresa May's deal would thrust the United Kingdom deeper into crisis

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Guy Faulconbridge | Reuters
To leave, or not to leave: More than two and a half years since the United Kingdom voted to exit the EU, that is still the question.

The crisis in Prime Minister Theresa May’s government over her draft Brexit divorce deal has stirred interest in the possibility that the United Kingdom could change its mind, or ‘regrexit’.

In the June 23, 2016 referendum, 17.4 million voters, or 52 per cent, backed Brexit while 16.1 million, or 48 per cent, backed staying in the bloc.

But ever since, opponents of Brexit have been exploring ways to hold another referendum.

May has
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