Boris Johnson on Monday secured a 74-vote House of Commons majority for legislation to rip up the Northern Ireland element of his Brexit deal with the EU, but only after the plan was mauled by his predecessor.
Theresa May, the former UK prime minister, led criticism of the Northern Ireland protocol bill, condemning it as illegal and warning it would damage Britain’s standing in the world.
A number of senior Conservatives also spoke out against the legislation, but in the end none voted against the bill, which secured its crucial second reading by 295 to 221.
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