A key piece of Brexit legislation has scraped through the Commons, despite another minister resigning over it.
The customs bill (officially known as the Brexit-linked Taxation (Cross-border Trade) Bill) cleared the Commons after MPs gave it a third reading by 318 votes to 285 – majority 33.
However, it wasnt without drama as junior defence minister Guto Bebb resigned his post.
The prime minister was accused of caving in to Eurosceptic demands.
She saw off defeat by just three votes on one proposal with Mr Bebb voting against the Government, effectively quitting his frontbench role.
Mrs May bowed to Brexiteer demands earlier to stem a threatened uprising on the Customs Bill.
But the string of concessions infuriated Conservative Remainers, who refused to back the amendments to the legislation.
Some 14 Tory rebels voted against the Government-backed Tory Eurosceptic new clause 36, which prevents the UK collecting tariffs on behalf of the EU unless the EU agrees to collect them for the UK.
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Mrs May inched through with the support of three Labour MPs.
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