MPs will have a vote on remaining in the European Economic Area – effectively a vote on the single market – after a shock defeat for the government in the Lords. The rebel Labour amendment in the Lords opened the prospect of a Commons vote on the EEA – a less stringent version of the single market – after 83 Labour peers voted against the party whip. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Lord Alli, who moved the amendment calling for a vote on EEA membership. The government also lost another vote on an amendment seeking to protect UK membership of EU agencies such as Euratom. “The House of Lords amendment is not about stopping Brexit but the fine print of when and how the agreements are concluded,” she said.

Source: The Guardian May 08, 2018 20:29 UTC