Sept 14 (Reuters) - The British pound held firm near recent
1-1/2 month low in late U.S. trade after the UK government won
an initial Parliamentary vote on its controversial bill to
violate the Brexit deal with the European Union.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who has a majority of 80 in
the House of Commons, won the so-called second reading vote on
the bill that the EU says would collapse trade talks and propel
the United Kingdom towards a messy Brexit.
The pound GBP=D3 was last quoted at $1.2850, up
fractionally from just before Monday's votes and not far above
Friday's $1.2763 low, which was the pounds weakest since July
24.