Theresa May wins parliament vote on Brexit

London, June 12: British Prime Minister Theresa May faces a knife-edge vote in parliament on Tuesday on her centrepiece Brexit legislation, despite her last-minute warning that defeat risks undermining her negotiations with Brussels. MPs in the lower House of Commons will vote on a raft of amendments produced by the upper House of Lords, including one at around 1500 GMT that would give parliament an effective veto over Brexit.

Meanwhile, Justice Minister Phillip Lee resigned on Tuesday over the British government's handling of Brexit, dealing a significant blow to May who is facing a crunch time in Parliament due to the EU Withdrawal Bill. Lee stepped down, saying Parliament was being sidelined and he could not support “how our country's exit from the EU looks set to be delivered”.