国际英语资讯:PM Mays customs bill survives stormy waters as minister quits
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 16-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Theresa">Theresa</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="caved">caved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="demands">demands</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>-<span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="politicians">politicians</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="accepted">accepted</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="string">string</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="noisy">noisy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ill">ill</span>-<span word="tempered">tempered</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="lasting">lasting</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="seven">seven</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="relatively">relatively</span> <span word="unscathed">unscathed</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Customs">Customs</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="shave">shave</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="won">won</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, 305 <span word="against">against</span> 302.</p><p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blow">blow</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span>, <span word="defense">defense</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Guto">Guto</span> <span word="Bebb">Bebb</span> <span word="resigned">resigned</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="acceptance">acceptance</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="forward">forward</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span>. <span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="parliamentary">parliamentary</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="quit">quit</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="team">team</span>.</p><p><span word="Amendments">Amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="cross">cross</span>-<span word="border">border</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="arrangement">arrangement</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="wrecking">wrecking</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="blueprint">blueprint</span> <span word="May">May</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="paper">paper</span>.</p><p><span word="May">May</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="claims">claims</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="plan">plan</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="dead">dead</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="wrong">wrong</span>, <span word="insisting">insisting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="changes">changes</span> <span word="submitted">submitted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>-<span word="supporting">supporting</span> <span word="Conservatives">Conservatives</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="consistent">consistent</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="plans">plans</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="debates">debates</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="legislation">legislation</span> <span word="measures">measures</span>, <span word="Downing">Downing</span> <span word="Street">Street</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span>. <span word="related">related</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="proposed">proposed</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="One">One</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="enshrine">enshrine</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="customs">customs</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Irish">Irish</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="island">island</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>.</p>
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