MPs vote down rebel Lords changes to Brexit deal including plans to help child refugees as Boris Johnson's new majority flexes its muscles in bid to get legislation done and dusted

[Daily Mail]: MPs rebuffed attempts by the House of Lords to alter Boris Johnson's Brexit deal at the last minute today, voting down rebel amendments designed to soften the law ahead of departure.

Peers had handed several vote defeats to Mr Johnson earlier this week, including a demand that the UK take in child refugees who already have family in the UK.

But in a series of votes in the Commons this afternoon, Boris Johnson used his 80-seat majority to over-rule the changes and get the Withdrawal Agreement Bill (WAB) back on track.

All five amendments, including one tabled by Labour peer Lord Dubs designed to safeguard the child refugees, went down to hefty defeats - his lost by 88 votes....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...