UK PM announces Brexit deal to be voted on in 3rd week of January

Theresa May said in the House of Commons, the lower house of Parliament, that debate on the issue would resume on the week of Jan. 7 and the final vote would be taken the following week (it had originally been scheduled for last Tuesday but was abruptly canceled the day before).

Several cabinet ministers have been pressuring May to hold non-binding votes in Parliament so that lawmakers can judge the available Brexit options individually.

Over the weekend, reports began to emerge that senior members of the Conservative Party were hatching plans for another referendum in the hope of breaking the political logjam, especially after May failed to secure new guarantees from Brussels that would quell the intra-party rebellion.

May's announcement last week that she was postponing the so-called "meaningful" vote was met with a vote of no confidence brought forth by Tory backbenchers, although the PM survived the leadership challenge by a 2-to-1 margin.