国际英语资讯:May suffers Brexit setback as her own MPs rebel over final deal vote
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 13-- <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="suffered">suffered</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bruising">bruising</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</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="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="night">night</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="group">group</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="rebelled">rebelled</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="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="four">four</span> <span word="votes">votes</span>, <span word="winning">winning</span> 305 <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> 309 <span word="who">who</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>.</p><p><span word="Led">Led</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="Conservative">Conservative</span> <span word="attorney">attorney</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="Dominic">Dominic</span> <span word="Grieve">Grieve</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebel">rebel</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="supported">supported</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="opposition">opposition</span> <span word="Labour">Labour</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span> (<span word="EU">EU</span>) <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statue">statue</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houses">Houses</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Parliament">Parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="They">They</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="block">block</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="withdrawal">withdrawal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sovereignty">sovereignty</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span>, <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span>.</p><p><span word="Grieve">Grieve</span> <span word="defended">defended</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="his">his</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stand">stand</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="counted">counted</span>".</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="rejected">rejected</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="last">last</span>-<span word="minute">minute</span> <span word="intervention">intervention</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Government">Government</span> <span word="minister">minister</span> <span word="Dominic">Dominic</span> <span word="Rabb">Rabb</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="aimed">aimed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avert">avert</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rebellion">rebellion</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span>, <span word="May">May</span> <span word="insisted">insisted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="meaningful">meaningful</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="final">final</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="leaves">leaves</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span>.</p><p><span word="Immediately">Immediately</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vote">vote</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="spokesperson">spokesperson</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="statement">statement</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="disappointed">disappointed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parliament">parliament</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="voted">voted</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="amendment">amendment</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="assurances">assurances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="out">out</span>.</p>
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