the first minister on the job that i do on behalf of people here in wales. that spring term will see the publication of our child poverty strategy, the final report of the independent commission on the constitutional future of wales, the future of steel making in wales will be on our agenda early in the senedd spring term, as well the senedd reform, conclusion of consultations about making the council tax fairer and the reform of the school year. module to be of the covid i9 uk inquiry will happen in wales during february and march. module 28. and of course a budget to february and march. module 2b. and of course a budget to pass through the senedd. there will be plenty of time for political obituaries and retrospection once i ceased to be first minister. but not before. in a five year period, which has seen wales deal with astarte, brexit, the covid pandemic, the climate crisis, wars in ukraine and the middle east and four different prime ministers so far, there will b
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In egypt. Theresa may has lost a major brexit vote in westminster. The issue at stake was whether mps will have a vote on the final brexit deal. The government opposed this but this is what happened. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. This particular rebellion was led from within the Prime Ministers conservative party. The tory mp, dominic grieve, proposed the amendment. And he invoked winston churchill. Apart from a chest too, i dont think i ever rebelled against the government in all the years in this house. I find it entertaining that some who criticise me for speaking my mind on this matter are individuals who have exercised the luxury of rebellion are many, many occasions. That having been said, there is a time for everybody to stand up and be counted. As churchill said, he is a good party man come he puts the party before himself and the country before the party. And this was the Prime Minister making the counter argument. Lam happy i am happy to confirm to my
Welcome to bbc news. The government has been narrowly defeated in a key brexit vote, after a rebellion by tory mps. After a rebellion by tory mps. Mps backed a change to the eu withdrawal bill which called for the terms of a final deal between the uk and the eu to be approved by a new law passed by parliament. Earlier the Prime Minister had offered a concession and promised that mps would have their say before the uk left the eu in march 2019. The amendment, which was proposed by the conservative former attorney general, Dominic Grieve, was approved by 309 votes to 305 a majority of four. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. Cheering. Order. Im sure you want to hear the result to make sure it is correct. The ayes to the right, 309. The noes to the left, 305. The ayes have it, the ayes have it. Unlock. 0ur chief Political Correspondent vicki young has more for us now. A bloody nose for the Prime Minister and potentially down the road, huge headaches having to deal with