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LONDON, May 15 (Reuters) – Around a third of the lawmakers
in British Prime Minister David Cameron’s ruling Conservative
Party voted against him in parliament on Wednesday to protest
against his stance on Britain’s membership of the European
Union.
In a humiliating blow for Cameron, lawmakers punished him
for failing to promise a law guaranteeing a referendum on
British membership when his government unveiled its new
legislative programme last week.
A total of 130 lawmakers voted against the government. More
than 100 of them were expected to be confirmed as Conservatives
when the full voting figures were released later. The
centre-right party has 305 members of parliament.
(Reporting by Peter Griffiths; Editing by Kevin Liffey)
