An amendment put forward by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn calling on the government to adopt Labour's preferred Brexit position, was defeated.
Britain's embattled Prime Minister Theresa May will ask British lawmakers to approve a three-step Brexit plan. Picture: AFP / Daniel LEAL-OLIVAS
Lawmakers approved a three-step plan unveiled by the embattled leader on Tuesday that would give her more time to renegotiate an agreement struck with the bloc last year. MPs also voted on several other amendments from backbenchers, including approving without a vote Conservative Alberto Costa’s stipulation that May must seek a treaty on citizens’ rights after Brexit under any scenario.
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