Britain's upper house of parliament votes in favour of staying in EU's single market

Reuters  |  LONDON 

(Reuters) - Britain's upper house of parliament on Tuesday inflicted another defeat on Theresa May's government, voting in favour of staying in the European Union's single market.

The voted 245 to 218 in favour of the amendment to the government's key Brexit blueprint that will sever political, financial and legal ties with the EU.

The amendment is opposed by the and can potentially be overturned in parliament's lower chamber, where May has a slim majority.

(Reporting by Andrew MacAskill, editing by David Milliken)

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First Published: Wed, May 09 2018. 01:34 IST