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MPs approve Johnson's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement

Madeleine Cuff

20 December 2019 •

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Withdrawal Agreement Bill clears major hurdle in Parliament | Credit: UK Parliament

Bill passes Second Reading easily thanks to government's 80-strong majority, marking a major step towards the UK's exit from the EU

MPs have today passed the Prime Minister's Withdrawal Agreement Bill in its Second Reading, the first major hurdle to the legislation becoming law before the UK's Brexit date of January 31. MPs voted...

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