May suffers another defeat in upper house over EU rights

Britain's upper house of parliament handed the government itsthird defeat over Brexit in less than a week on Monday, voting down plans not to retain EU rights in national law before Britain leaves the bloc.The defeat is one of several Prime Minister Theresa May'sConservative government is expected to suffer in the House of Lords as parliament debates legislation which will enact Britain's exit from the European Union in March next year.