V&A Displays Grayson Perry’s Brexit Vases as MPs Gear for Fresh Vote

LONDON — At least one Brexit deal has been done: On Friday, the Victoria and Albert Museum said it has acquired Grayson Perry’s “Matching Pair” vases, which — as of March 29 — will go on permanent display in the Ceramics Galleries. Created in 2017, a year after Britons voted to leave the EU, each vase depicts supporters of Leave and Remain. The vases will go on display March 29, to coincide with the date that Britain was originally scheduled to leave the EU. The vases were unveiled a few hours before British Members of Parliament were due to vote on an updated, split version of Prime Minister Theresa May’s unpopular Brexit withdrawal deal. They will be asked to vote on the first part of the deal only, the actual withdrawal agreement, which concerns the terms of Britain’s exit from the EU. If MPs vote in favor, then the U.K. will have until May 22 to leave the union. If it fails, MPs will begin debating alternative solutions again on Monday, and will have until April 12 to agree on an exit strategy and present it to EU leaders. If MPs cannot come up with a new plan by then, the country will

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