British lawmakers failed to find a majority on a way forward to break the impasse over Britain's departure from the European Union on Wednesday.
Members of Parliament voted on eight Brexit options ranging from leaving abruptly with no deal to revoking the divorce or holding a new referendum.
In the "indicative vote," MPs were able to support as many proposals as they wished.
None of the proposals produced a majority, but the narrowest defeat, by just eight votes, was for a proposal to keep Britain in a permanent customs union with the EU.
Oliver Letwin, a 62-year-old Conservative former cabinet minister who led parliament's unusual power grab, said it was disappointing that no option had immediately produced a majority, but that this had been expected, and that parliament could try again to find that majority next Monday.
Britain was originally due to leave the EU on March 29 but last week the EU granted a postponement until April 12. The uncertainty around Britain's most significant political and economic move since World War Two has left allies and investors aghast.
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