Vote in UK parliament on Brexit deal will be binding - PM May spokeswoman

LONDON (Reuters) - A vote in parliament over Britain's final Brexit deal will be binding, a spokeswoman for Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday, but she stressed that the country would be withdrawing from the European Union regardless of the outcome.

"You can regard it as binding," the spokeswoman said when asked about the vote announced earlier in the day by May, which will come at the end of a negotiating period with the EU.

Asked what a 'No' vote by lawmakers would mean she said "We will be leaving the EU."

Asked whether a 'No' vote would mean Britain would then be relying upon World Trade Organisation terms, she said "Either way, we will very clearly be leaving the EU."

(Reporting by William James; editing by Stephen Addison)