Ms. May has insisted that she would be prepared to leave the E.U. without any deal if the terms on offer weren't good enough, stating in January that “No deal for Britain is better than a bad deal for Britain.”
But, if the changes made on Tuesday become law, she would not be able to do that without parliamentary approval. Bridges said it was unclear what would happen if parliament rejected such a move.
Some of Ms. May's opponents in the lords have signalled they will not seek to prolong or thwart the legislative process, meaning they could back down and accept an unamended bill if their changes are
