British Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered an historic defeat, after her Brexit Withdrawal Agreement was rejected by a majority of 230 MPs.
Downing Street had been poised for a rebellion, as tens of Conservative MPs joined with other parties vehemently opposed to the so called divorce agreement Theresa May struck with the European Union. However the scale of the defeat was worse than government officials had been expecting.
From London, Catherine Drew reports.
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