British prime minister Theresa May narrowly avoided defeat in parliament on Tuesday night (17 July) by pro-European Conservative rebels who wanted to keep the option open of Britain remaining in the EU's customs union after Brexit in case of a no-deal divorce from the EU.
The vote means May can keep her promise to take Britain out of the customs alliance and make its own trade deals.
Pro-EU MPs saw staying in the customs union as a guarantee to preserving industrial and commerci...
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