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Wednesday, December 13, 2017

BREXIT - British Prime Minister Theresa May's Government Defeated In Brexit Vote Wednesday Dec 13,2017

British MPs have delivered a defeat to Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit plans by giving Parliament the final say on any exit agreement with the European Union.


In a blow to Ms May, already weakened after losing her Conservative Party's majority in a June election, the 650-seat Parliament voted 309 to 305 in favour of the amendment.

Up until the last minute of an often bitter debate in Parliament, Ms May's team tried to convince politicians in her party to give up their demands and side with a Government fearful the move will weaken its hand in tough Brexit negotiations.

MPs are debating the EU withdrawal bill, which will repeal the 1972 legislation binding Britain to the EU and copy existing EU law into domestic law to ensure legal continuity after "Exit Day" on March 29, 2019.

In focus on Wednesday Dec 13,2017 was an amendment put forward by Conservative politician and former attorney-general, Dominic Grieve, who wants Parliament to have a meaningful vote on any deal before it is finalised and for it to be written into law.

"There is a time for everybody to stand up and be counted," Mr Grieve told Parliament earlier, criticising some fellow members of the Conservative Party for calling him a traitor over his decision to vote against the Government.

He dismissed a last-minute pledge by Justice Minister Dominic Raab for the Government to write the promise of a meaningful vote into law later on its journey through both houses of parliament as coming "too late".

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