UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally won the approval for his Brexit Withdrawal Agreement in the Commons. MPS voted 358-234 to pass the second reading of the bill. The final stage of ratification will take place after Christmas. The Commons are expected to approve the legislation by January 9, then pass the the Lords, and then for Royal Assent.
“This is the time when we move on and discard the old labels of ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ … now is the time to act together as one reinvigorated nation, one United Kingdom,” Johnson told parliament before the vote.
“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.”
