The UK's House of Lords has voted by 348 to 225 in support of an amendment to the government's Brexit withdrawal bill, requiring ministers to report on their efforts to remain in a customs union with the European Union. In its first vote since it was introduced, the bill passed through parliament after peers backed amendments that would require government departments and agencies to prepare for leaving the EU without any transition deal. The loss of the Conservative parliamentary majority in last June's election has significantly weakened the party's ability to pass legislation.
The UK's House of Lords has voted by 348 to 225 in support of an amendment to the government's Brexit withdrawal bill, requiring ministers to report on their efforts to remain in a customs union with the European Union. The defeat for Theresa May, whose Conservative party has a slender parliamentary majority and none in the upper house, is one of several expected to follow in the coming weeks. The loss of the Conservative parliamentary majority in last June's election has significantly weakened the party's ability to pass legislation.