House of Lords Votes for Parliament to Have More Say on ‘Brexit’
Michael Heseltine, a former deputy prime minister, supported the amendment in the Lords, calling Parliament the "custodian of our national sovereignty." But David Davis, the cabinet minister responsible for Britain’s withdrawal, known as "Brexit," said it was "clear
that some in the Lords would seek to frustrate" the negotiation process and said the government would not let that happen.
Mrs. May has said that would undermine her negotiating position and would encourage European Union negotiators to offer Britain a poor deal, on the assumption
that Parliament would reject it, effectively blocking Britain’s exit.
A snap election, Mr. Hague wrote in The Telegraph, could yield a "large
and decisive Conservative majority," which would give Mrs. May a stronger hand in negotiations with the European Union.
Parliament wrote that Any deal is bound to be full of compromises which one group or another in Parliament finds difficult to stomach,
But on Tuesday, Mrs. May encountered a significant new obstacle, when the House of Lords voted 366 to 268 to
approve an amendment giving Parliament a much greater say over the outcome of talks on exiting the bloc.
Mrs. May’s critics noted that her reluctance to consult British lawmakers about the deal seemed to cut against one of the
main arguments made in favor of leaving the European Union — that doing so would restore Parliament’s sovereignty.
By STEPHEN CASTLEMARCH 7, 2017
LONDON — Theresa May, who became Britain’s prime minister last year, has resisted any
and all efforts to constrain her freedom to steer the country on its unpredictable journey out of the European Union.