UK PM May’s government loses contempt vote over Brexit legal advice

A video grab from footage broadcast by the UK Parliament’s Parliamentary Recording Unit (PRU) shows Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May as she makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on December 3, 2018, on the G20 Meeting in Argentina and trade. (AFP)

LONDON: British Prime Minister Theresa May’s government was found in contempt of parliament on Tuesday for refusing to release its full legal advice on Britain’s exit from the European Union.
Lawmakers voted 311 to 293 in favor of the motion that found ministers in contempt and orders the immediate publication of the advice.