Unwieldy Brexit is in Parliament's hands now

[Balance of Power]( From [Bloomberg Politics]( [FOLLOW US [Facebook Share]]( [Twitter Share]( [SUBSCRIBE [Subscribe]](  The biggest selling point of Brexit was about “taking back control” of the country’s destiny and it was Theresa May’s most frequent refrain as she fought and lost the battle to get her divorce deal from the European Union over the line. But in [a vote in Parliament late last night](, the prime minister lost control of the process as the world looks on in dismay. So who is in charge? It will be up to the elected politicians in the House of Commons to try and find a path forward in the coming days by possibly literally jotting down on a piece of paper their preference, from a second referendum to keeping the U.K. in the bloc’s customs union, leaving without a deal and even canceling Brexit altogether. It’s something virtually without precedent, that the fate of Brexit could be decided in this unorthodox way. There’s the added complication that these so-called “indicative votes” are not binding. May could well decide any consensus that might emerge would be so anathema to the Conservative Party’s election pledges that she simply would not support it. May has the threat of an early election or the risk that Brexit will be abandoned to try and force hardliners to back her deal in one final push. - [Flavia Krause-Jackson]( May in Parliament. Follow updates on [our live blog](. Photographer: JESSICA TAYLOR Global Headlines [Trump unbound]( | The White House is showing signs that the completion of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's report — and the news that no one else will be charged as part of that probe into Russian election meddling and obstruction of justice — could embolden President Donald Trump's approach to policy goals. 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