Eurosceptics lose vote

LONDON - More than 60 Tory MPs last night showed their disdain for the EU by supporting a backbench bill to limit the power of…

LONDON - More than 60 Tory MPs last night showed their disdain for the EU by supporting a backbench bill to limit the power of the European Court of Justice in Britain. A Commons move to allow the government to veto rules and judgments of the European Court was thrown out by 83 votes to 77.

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