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LORDS BLOCK BREXIT BILL: Unelected House of Lords DEFY 17.4m British voters and BLOCK Gov’t plan to leave customs union

UNELECTED Lords in Britain’s upper house have voted to block Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan to leave the customs union.

The amendment will force the Prime Minister to try to negotiate terms for a customs union arrangement, then report back to parliament.The Prime Minister wanted the UK to leave the single market and the customs union so Britain is free to negotiate its own free trade deals around the world.

But a cross-party alliance of Pro-Remain Lords, including Tory rebels, put forward to an amendment to the Government’s EU Withdrawal Bill.

The amendment was voted through by 348 to 225.

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Pro-Brexit peers have reacted angrily to the vote, with former Conservative cabinet minister Lord Forsyth branding it “an attempt to create division and confusion” in the Commons.

He said: “What is going on here is an exercise by Remainers in the House who refuse to accept the verdict of the British people and I believe they are playing with fire.”

A statement issued by the Department for Exiting the European Union said the ministry was “disappointed” by the vote.

It said: “The fundamental purpose of this Bill is to prepare our statute book for exit day, it is not about the terms of our exit.

“This amendment does not commit the UK to remaining in a customs union with the EU, it requires us to make a statement in Parliament explaining the steps we’ve taken.

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“Our policy on this subject is very clear. We are leaving the customs union and will establish a new and ambitions customs arrangement with the EU while forging new trade relationships with our partners around the world.”

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