UK government defeats opposition motion on austerity criticism - Reuters

"British Prime Minister Theresa May's government defeated an amendment to her programme of legislation on Thursday, voting down an attempt to force her to drop austerity measures," Reuters reported recently.

Key highlights (via Reuters):

• UK government wins key parliament vote on framework for post-election programme
• UK government wins key parliament vote on programme by 323 votes to 309 votes
• UK government defeats opposition motion on austerity criticism by 323 votes to 297 votes
• UK government defeats opposition motion that criticises EU plans by 322 votes to 101 votes