Boris Johnson’s EU trade deal has cleared the House of Commons, as the Government seeks to rush approval through Parliament in a single day.
After little over four hours’ debate, MPs voted by 521 to 73 to give the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill, ratifying the deal finally agreed on Christmas Eve, a third reading.
The Bill now goes to the House of Lords, where the debate is expected to continue until around 10.30pm on Wednesday.
If, as expected, it passes the upper chamber, it will then go to the Queen for royal assent, with an announcement expected around midnight.
That would pave the way for the deal to take effect at 11pm on Thursday when the current Brexit transition period, during which the UK has continued to follow EU rules, ends.
Boris Johnson hails new chapter as MPs prepare to back Brexit deal
Vote – which will largely end four-year saga – will achieve what we were told was impossible , Prime Minister will say
29 December 2020 • 10:30pm
Boris Johnson will on Wednesday hail a new chapter in our national story as MPs prepare to make history by backing his post-Brexit trade deal with the EU.
The vote on the deal, which will largely end the four-year Brexit saga, will achieve what we were told was impossible , the Prime Minister will say, enabling Britain to trade freely with Europe while also striking deals with countries around the world.
| UPDATED: 13:36, Wed, Dec 30, 2020
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