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epa07288831 Michel Barnier, the European Chief Negotiator of the Task Force for the Preparation and Conduct of the Negotiations with the United Kingdom under Article 50 of the EU delivers his speech at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, 16 January 2019, in the debate on the UK's withdrawal from the EU. Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May was defeated in The Meaningful Vote on Brexit EU Withdrawal Agreement on 15 January. EPA/PATRICK SEEGER