A slim majority of MPs voted on November 21 against retaining the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights after Brexit. The vote, which ended with 311 in favour and 301, was a victory for Theresa May's government, which says there is no need to retain the EU rights charter because all it does is codify rights that already exist through other legal instruments. But critics argue that abandoning it is an unnecessary risk that could weaken rights protections for many people.