Peers overwhelmingly reject 'Trump like' Brexit bill Vaccine breakthrough 'a great day for humanity', says PM UK growth to get shot in the arm from 'game changing' vaccine Follow the latest coronavirus news in Tuesday's live blog Subscribe today for a one-month free trial Number 10 is planning to defy the Lords and retable the controversial law-breaking clauses contained in a key piece of Brexit legislation, after Lords voted overwhelmingly against the Government last night. The Lords voted 433 to 165 - a majority 268 - to remove two sets of international law-breaking clauses from the UK Internal Market Bill after fierce criticism led by Tory former leader Michael Howard and Tory ex-chancellor Ken Clarke. Peers went on to inflict a further defeat on the Government by 407 votes to 148, majority 259, stripping out a further contentious clause relating to the Northern Ireland Proto However Downing Street was defiant, issuing a statement saying the bill "delivers on a clear Conservative manifesto commitment" and the clauses would be retabled "when the bill returns to the Commons". A spokesperson added: “We’ve been consistently clear that the clauses represent a legal safety net to protect the integrity of the UK’s internal market and the huge gains of the peace process. “We expect the House of Lords to recognise that we have an obligation to the people of Northern Ireland to make sure they continue to have unfettered access to the UK under all circumstances.” Follow the latest updates below.
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