19-06-2018 13:41 via uk.news.yahoo.com

Brexit: No 10 will not accept 'meaningful vote' amendment

Pro-EU supporters outside the Houses of Parliament to demonstrate against Brexit.The government “cannot accept” a Lords amendment giving parliament a “meaningful vote” on a Brexit deal, and will re-table its rejected version, Downing Street has said, setting up a final showdown with Tory rebels on the issue this week.Theresa May put off a likely Commons defeat last week by promising rebels a compromise on the issue in the EU withdrawal bill.
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