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May defends Brexit deal amid jeers in parliament

By Bloomberg
16 November 2018   |   8:02 am
U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May speaks in the House of Commons in London, saying her draft Brexit deal secures an "orderly departure" from the EU.

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