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Britain faces a moment of truth when parliament votes on Prime Minister Theresa May's ill-loved Brexit plan.

London - Britain faces a moment of truth Tuesday when parliament votes on Prime Minister Theresa May's ill-loved Brexit plan -- a day after she said she secured last-minute changes to the deal from the EU.

The three-part package of changes effectively aims to resolve a key sticking point for British MPs over the so-called backstop plan to keep open the border between EU member Ireland and the British province of Northern Ireland. The UK still has no roadmap for leaving and is increasingly doubting if the divorce it set in motion in a 2016 referendum will ever even take place.

About half the voters think the former global empire can restore its past glory by striking its own trade deals and limiting numbers of EU migrants.They also remain open to immigration and warn of dire consequences from cutting ties with Britain's biggest trade partner.

 

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