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Nearly 200 British peers will debate the crucial Brexit Bill in the House of Lords where Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative party does not hold a majority.
Lawmakers in the lower House of Commons have already given their go-ahead to the so-called Brexit Bill, which gives May the authority to invoke Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty to formally initiate Brexit negotiations.
The UK government does not have a majority in the House of Lords, where as many as 190 peers are due to speak during the debate, which will include a number of amendments being proposed. The voting in the upper house of Parliament, whose total strength is in excess of 700, is expected by tomorrow evening.
Opposition and cross bench peers are seeking guarantees about the rights of EU citizens in Britain following an exit from the EU and the role of Parliament in scrutinising Britain’s final exit deal with the economic bloc.