Israeli parliament votes in Netanyahu’s controversial supreme court changes

Roars and cries from demonstrators as bill passes 64-0 after opposition politicians leave plenum in protest

• Explained: what is the vote about and what happens next?

Israel's far-right, ultra-religious government has succeeded in passing a key part of the coalition's judicial overhaul, seven months after introducing the legislation, in the face of widespread, sustained opposition from protesters.

The bill abolishing the reasonableness" clause that allows Israel's unelected supreme court to overrule government decisions was passed into law by a final vote of 64-0 in parliament on Monday. Every member of the coalition voted in favour, while opposition lawmakers abandoned the Knesset plenum in protest, shouting Shame!" as they left.