Conservatives do not have a majority in the House of Lords. Therefore, any changes in the law may still be repealed.
The Upper House of the British Parliament, the House of Lords, voted to amend the bill on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union presented by the government of Boris Johnson. This was announced by the BBC the day before.
“The government lost three votes in the House of Lords on the legislation on Brexit – this is its first defeat after the elections”, – reads the report.
Reportedly, the MPs have made several amendments to the bill on the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. Thus, they supported the amendment, which provides EU citizens with a physical document as evidence that they have the right to live in the UK after its withdrawal from the EU.
The House of Lords also voted to deprive ministers of the right to decide which decisions of the EU Court of Justice may be ignored or overturned by local courts and tribunals.
Now the bill is being returned to the House of Commons, where Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s party has a majority, which will allow them to cancel the Upper House amendments.
As you know, the bill on exit from the EU, which opens the way for London to exit the bloc with the agreement of January 31, was approved by deputies of the lower house in early January without changes.
But despite the confident victory in the December elections, the Conservatives have no majority in the House of Lords. Therefore, any changes in the legislation could still be repealed.
As reported, UK’s exit from the European Union will take place on January 31.