This is the first step towards fulfilling his election pledge to deliver Britain’s departure from the EU by January 31
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the UK House of Commons in London on December 20 2019. Picture: AFP PHOTO/JESSICA TAYLOR
More than three years since Britain voted to exit the EU in a 2016 referendum, the deep uncertainty over Brexit has now been replaced by the firm deadline of the end of January.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 2020.
The final stages of ratification will take place after December 25, with the lower house of parliament having until January 9 to approve the legislation, or Withdrawal Agreement Bill, giving it just more than three weeks to then pass through the upper house and receive royal assent.After leaving, Britain will need to secure new trading arrangements with the EU — which the prime minister said would see the country agree a trade deal with no alignment to the bloc’s rules.
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