U.K. government cedes some authority to advance Brexit

LONDON — The British government, facing anger in Parliament over its Brexit plans Tuesday, staved off defeat by offering concessions to lawmakers who want to soften the terms of the U.K.’s exit from the European Union.

By a vote of 324-298, the House of Commons rejected a move to give lawmakers power to send the government back to the negotiating table if they don’t like the terms of the Brexit deal struck with the EU.

The result left Prime Minister Theresa May to fight another day as she tries to take Britain out of the bloc while retaining support from pro-EU and pro-Brexit wings of her Conservative Party.

But it came at a cost — a government promise to strengthen Parliament’s voice, potentially at the expense of its own power to set the terms of any final divorce deal with the EU.