LONDON, Dec 20 — Prime Minister Boris Johnson won approval for his Brexit deal in parliament today, the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain’s departure from the European Union by Jan. 31 after his landslide victory. Lawmakers voted by 358 to 234 pass the second...
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during the debate on the Queen’s Speech in the House of Commons Chamber, in London, December 19, 2019. — UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via Reuters
More than three years since Britain voted to exit the EU in a 2016 referendum, the deep uncertainty over Brexit has now been replaced by the firm deadline of the end of January. Only after that will the prime minister face talks to secure a trade deal with the bloc and another target date of the end of next year.
“Now is the moment to come together and write a new and exciting chapter in our national story, to forge a new partnership with our European friends, to stand tall in the world, to begin the healing for which the whole people of this country yearn.” “This deal does not bring certainty for communities or for business or for the workforce, in fact it does the opposite and hardwires the risk of a no-deal Brexit next year,” he said.
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