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1st LD: May suffers Brexit setback as Tory MPs rebel over final deal vote

Xinhua,December 14, 2017 Adjust font size:

LONDON, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- British Prime Minister Theresa May suffered a bruising defeat in the House of Commons Wednesday night when a group of her own Conservative MPs rebelled in a crucial vote on her Brexit withdrawal bill.

She lost by just four votes, winning 305 votes against the 309 who voted against the government.

Led by former Conservative attorney general Dominic Grieve, the rebel MPs were supported by the main opposition Labor MPs to win a call for Britain's final deal on its withdrawal from the European Union (EU) to be approved by a statue passed by the Houses of Parliament.

They insisted their move was not an attempt to block Britain's withdrawal from the EU, but to stand up for the sovereignty of the British parliament. Enditem

 

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