Theresa May suffers another humiliating Brexit defeat

While the vote was merely symbolic, Parliament’s refusal to reaffirm its support for May’s approach to negotiations with the European Union represented another setback for the government as it attempts to reopen the terms of its Brexit deal with the EU.

Lawmakers voted 303 to 258 against the government’s motion, which included an amendment on renegotiating the Irish backstop — a contentious part of the deal — along with a nonbinding amendment to prevent a no-deal Brexit.