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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government wins the backing of the elected House of Commons for his controversial plan to send migrants to Rwanda. The government fended off right-wing Conservative rebels to win the final vote on the legislation in the parliament's lower chamber by 320 votes to 276. SOUNDBITE
Maros Sefcovic, the European Commissioner responsible for handling the EU's fraught ties with the UK government, says "unilateral action is damaging to mutual trust" after the UK government on Monday introduced legislation proposing a unilateral overhaul to the post-Brexit trade deal it signed for Northern Ireland. "The Commission will now assess the UK draft legislation," Sefcovic adds. SOUNDBITE
EU chief Ursula von der Leyen declares that Brussels is taking legal action over the British government's attempt to overturn parts of the Brexit withdrawal agreement. IMAGES
The leader of Britain's pro-EU Liberal Democrats, Jo Swinson, says early election results and exit polls, which indicate a big win for the ruling Conservative party, will bring "dread and dismay". Swinson, who campaigned on a pledge to revoke Brexit if elected, was beaten into second place by the Scottish National Party (SNP) in her East Dunbartonshire seat in western Scotland. SOUNDBITE
Theresa May is convening her government at the start of a strategic week for Brexit, which could see the British Parliament dictate its wishes on the EU's exit process in the face of a desperate Prime Minister. IMAGES of Ministers' arrivals at 10 Downing Street
British cabinet ministers arrive at Downing Street. Prime Minister Theresa May faces her divided ministers as negotiators scrambled to secure a divorce agreement with the European Union and anxiety mounts over the risk of a no-deal Brexit. IMAGES of arrivals
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