U.K. Brexit Bill Clears House of Commons After Year of Gridlock
- Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill heads to House of Lords
- Premier on track to fulfill election promise to deliver Brexit
Boris Johnson
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Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit legislation cleared its final hurdle in the House of Commons, putting an end to the parliamentary gridlock that cost his predecessor Theresa May her job.
Members of Parliament voted 330 to 231 in favor of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which now passes to the upper House of Lords. Johnson wants the measures passed into law before the end of the month so the U.K. can leave the European Union on Jan. 31 and he can deliver on his election campaign promise to “get Brexit done.”