# Brexit bedlam: May's EU divorce deal crushed by 230 votes in parliament

> British lawmakers defeated Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit divorce deal by a wide margin of about 230 votes. Sterling rallied more than a cent against the dollar on hopes the defeat could push Parliament toward other options.

- Date: 2019-01-16 · published 2019-01-16T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: geopolitics · region UK · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/61329-brexit-bedlam-may-s-eu-divorce-deal-crushed-by-230-votes-in-parliament
- Commodities: [US Dollar (Broad)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DXY.md)

## Why it matters

The political shock raises no-deal risk and currency volatility, which can shift UK import costs and sterling-denominated feed trade; direct grain price impact is limited.

## Read by commodity

- DXY: bearish ▼

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| DXY | 2020-08-24 | [Sterling slips vs euro after scant progress in Brexit talks - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/51865-sterling-slips-vs-euro-after-scant-progress-in-brexit-talks-markets-business.md) | -1.0% | -0.6% |
| DXY | 2022-12-15 | [Market Perspectives – December 15, 2022 - U.S. Grains & BioProducts Council](https://feedsoft.ai/events/5517-market-perspectives-december-15-2022-u-s-grains-and-bioproducts-council.md) | +0.4% | -2.2% |
| DXY | 2026-01-20 | [EUR/USD rallies as escalating US-EU tensions crush the Dollar](https://feedsoft.ai/events/7344-eur-usd-rallies-as-escalating-us-eu-tensions-crush-the-dollar.md) | -1.7% | -2.0% |
| DXY | 2022-03-11 | [Euro rises as Putin sees 'positive shifts' in talks](https://feedsoft.ai/events/9529-euro-rises-as-putin-sees-positive-shifts-in-talks.md) | -0.6% | -0.3% |
| DXY | 2025-06-24 | [Crude Prices Plunge as Geopolitical Risk Premium Vanishes](https://feedsoft.ai/events/10001-crude-prices-plunge-as-geopolitical-risk-premium-vanishes.md) | -1.5% | -1.2% |

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/article/world/brexit-bedlam-mays-eu-divorce-deal-crushed-by-230-votes-in-parliament-idUSKCN1P90OU/

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