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Brexit: MPs vote down Lords amendments to internal markets bill – politics live

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Nadeem Badshah (now); Andrew Sparrow (earlier)
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Latest updates: move to remove clause allowing UK to break international law is rejected in Commons vote

9.50pm GMT

The government has said it may drop key clauses from a bill that would breach international law by letting the UK unilaterally rewrite parts of the Brexit departure agreement.

On Monday night the House of Commons voted down a series of five Lords amendments that had removed the controversial clauses from the internal market bill.

Related: No 10 offers to drop internal market bill clauses if EU deal agreed

9.48pm GMT

Lords amendment to internal market bill re international law rejected by Commons. Now goes back to the Lords. Lords can accept or delay for a year. Might be superceded by agreement with the EU. https://t.co/zzJjgTOBDl

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