UK's Clark says government will allow lawmakers indicative Brexit votes

Britain's business minister Greg Clark said on Friday that the government would allow parliament to hold votes to indicate what Brexit plans might be able to command the support of a majority of lawmakers.

"The government will facilitate ... the ability for parliament to express a majority of what it would approve," Clark told BBC TV.

Asked about possible plans on Monday by lawmakers to force such indicative votes, he said: "The commitment that the government has made seems to be very clear: the government will provide that so there's no reason why the government should be forced to do something that it is committed to doing anyway."