EU has voted by a majority of 77 to keep the European Union's charter of rights after Brexit, dealing another blow to prime minister Theresa May's government. The upper house said it was "unprincipled and unjustified" to remove the protections afforded by the charter to "children, older people and disabled people". The Lords also voted against proposals to restrict the use of principles of The House of Lords law to challenge the government, but supported allowing The House of Lords obligations to continue after the UK left the bloc.
The House of Lords has voted by a majority of 77 to keep the European Union's charter of rights after Brexit, dealing another blow to prime minister Theresa May's government. The upper house said it was "unprincipled and unjustified" to remove the protections afforded by the charter to "children, older people and disabled people". The Lords also voted against proposals to restrict the use of principles of EU law to challenge the government, but supported allowing EU obligations to continue after the UK left the bloc.