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British PM wins key Brexit vote despite ongoing rebellion

Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May survives another crunch Brexit vote in parliament on her strategy for leaving the European Union. [AFP]

British Prime Minister Theresa May narrowly survived another crunch Brexit vote in parliament Tuesday, as she struggles to unify her divided party around her strategy for leaving the European Union.

The Conservative government defeated an amendment introduced by its own backbench MPs to a future trade policy bill which would have kept Britain in a customs union with the EU if it fails to agree a free trade deal.

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