UK PM May narrowly avoids defeat in parliament on EU trade laws

UK PM May narrowly avoids defeat in parliament on EU trade laws Reuters By William James, Andrew MacAskill and Elizabeth Piper LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly avoided a defeat in parliament at the hands of pro-EU lawmakers from her own party on Tuesday, fending off a rebellion that had threatened to deepen a crisis over her Brexit strategy. Parliament voted 307 to 301 against an amendment to trade legislation in a vote that had been closely followed by currency markets, and was seen as a test of May's ability to deliver a British exit from the European Union and keep her job. The amendment would have required the government to try to negotiate a customs union arrangement with the EU if, by Jan. The post UK PM May narrowly avoids defeat in parliament on EU trade laws appeared first on Firstpost. 1