A GREEN MP has said that words have failed her after MPs chose to reject plans to “protect the right for unaccompanied child refugees to be reconciled with their family after Brexit”.

Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas expressed her dismay after the amendment to the Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill was out-voted yesterday.

A statement from the UK House of Commons said: “MPs have voted against Amendment 4 to Clause 37 of the European Union Bill, by 348 votes to 252.

“This would have protected the right for unaccompanied child refugees to be reunited with their family after Brexit.”

The former Green party leader took to social media to voice her shock on the decision, slamming the Conservatives.

She said: “Just for the avoidance of doubt, the Tories dutifully trooping through the no lobbies right now are voting against an amendment that says its aim is to ‘protect the right for unaccompanied child refugees to be reconciled with their family after Brexit’.

“Words fail me.”

The vote counts in Parliament on Wednesday also saw Ms Lucas’ proposed amendments to the EU withdrawal bill out-voted.

She wanted to see changes which “could give MPs a vote on a future UK-EU deal, and increase transparency and scrutiny during this process”.

Ms Lucas said her amendment had support from SNP, Plaid Cymru, Labour, SDLP and Alliance MPs.

Writing in the Independent prior to the vote she said: “Overseeing the Government is an MP’s essential democratic duty, and few actions are more consequential than trade deals. MPs deserve a say in them – but Boris Johnson is denying them one.

She added: “Parliamentarians are being refused their right to scrutinise the Government on one of the most important issues facing our country.”

But the proposal was gunned down by opposition parties.

A statement from the UK House of Commons said: “MPs have voted against New Clause 6 of the European Union Bill, by 347 votes to 251. This would have ensured that MPs had a guaranteed vote with an amendable motion on the EU-UK Future Relationship and negotiating objectives.”

Ms Lucas questioned the motives of MPs who opposed the amendment.

She said: “Tory MPs vote to give themselves ‘less’ say on our future relationship with the EU.

“What did they enter parliament for? Don’t they want a say?

“Thanks to the 251 MPs who backed my amendment - sorry it wasn’t enough to ensure democratic oversight.”