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U.K. Parliament Backs Boris Johnson’s Brexit Deal, Clearing Major Hurdle
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| Contributor | Bojicat |
| Last Edited | Bojicat Dec 20, 2019 09:39am |
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| Author | Wall Street Journal |
| News Date | Friday, December 20, 2019 03:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | LONDON—Britain’s new Parliament voted overwhelmingly Friday to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit accord, a significant step toward the country’s departure from the European Union on Jan. 31.
The vote isn’t the final endorsement that will be needed to pass the agreement into law—that is set to happen next month—but it symbolizes the end of years of political infighting over Brexit.
Mr. Johnson’s Conservative Party now has a majority of 80 in the House of Commons after his comfortable election win last week, and the House of Commons is packed with pro-Brexit lawmakers, making the vote for the divorce largely a formality.
Lawmakers voted 358 for and 234 against the deal Mr. Johnson negotiated with the EU back in October, which stipulates how the U.K. will end its 46-year membership of the bloc. It covers issues such as citizens’ rights, a financial settlement the U.K. has agreed to pay the EU and an arrangement aimed at avoiding a physical border in Ireland. |
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