Boris Johnson’s “illegal” law to scrap parts of his own Brexit deal passed its first hurdle last night - despite outrage from some Tory MPs.
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill won a ‘second reading’ in the Commons by 295 votes to 221, and will now get detailed scrutiny in Parliament.
It was carried through on Tory and DUP votes while Labour, the Lib Dems, SNP and other opposition parties voted against.
