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Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as peers inflict the first defeat on the government over the Brexit Bill, which will trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union.

Susan Hulme reports from Westminster as the House of Lords inflicts the first defeat on the Government over the Brexit Bill, which will trigger the formal process of leaving the European Union.
Peers vote in favour of a cross-party amendment to the Bill to protect the residency rights of EU citizens living in Britain.
In the Commons, Jeremy Corbyn urges Theresa May to rethink a "shameful" review of who is eligible for disability benefits. The Prime Minister says no existing claimants will see their benefits reduced.
And Carl Roberts reports from Cardiff as Ford reveals that more than a thousand jobs at its engine plant in Bridgend could be under threat.

28 minutes

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Thu 2 Mar 2017 08:31

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