MPs voted in favor of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill at its second reading on Friday afternoon, their first significant act of the new parliament.
The UK Parliament has voted in favour of Boris Johnson's Brexit bill, putting the country firmly on track to formally leave the European Union in January 2020.
He told MPs:"Now is the moment to come together and write a new and exciting chapter in our national story. However, MPs voted against the government's plan to ram through all Brexit legislation in the space of just a few days.House of Commons committees will scrutinise the bill early in the New Year before it completes its passage into law.
Opposition MPs were furious with the government prior to Friday's vote, because the published text of the WAB showed that Johnson had removed previous commitments relating to Britain's withdrawal from the EU. Most trade experts say it is very unlikely that negotiators will be able to secure a comprehensive trade deal in less than a year. This could leave the UK dealing with the EU on costly World Trade Organisation rules in around a year's time.
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