Sterling fell on Thursday against dollar after negative Brexit news hurt sentiment.
In another slap for the UK government, the Parliament rejected PM Theresa May's strategy for Brexit in a vote today.
The Parliament refused her plans to regather support for her plans amid negotiations with the EU.
The government hoped to get Parliament's support to avoid a disastrous no-deal Brexit.
The previous vote on Brexit was overwhelmingly rejected in January.
As of 18:38 GMT, GBP/USD dropped 0.4% to 1.2796, with an intraday high at 1.2877, and a low at 1.2773.