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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 wil...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images image captionThe debate will mark only the fourth time the Scottish Parliament has been recalled from recess MSPs have voted to reject the post-Brexit trade deal agreed between the UK and the EU, calling instead for a "pause" in the process to reconsider. The free trade agreement sealed with EU leaders has already been overwhelmingly backed by MPs at Westminster. But the legislation passed without the devolved consent of Holyrood, after MSPs from t...

Russell tells Tory MSP to hang head in shame in Holyrood Brexit spat MICHAEL Russell has told a Tory MSP to hang his head in shame for being an “apologist” for a rotten Brexit deal. The Constitution Secretary let rip at Tory counterpart Dean Lockhart as the pair clashed in bad-tempered exchanges at Holyrood. He accused Mr Lockhart of making “ludicrous” arguments and an “utter perversion of the truth”. He told him: “You are an apologist for an appalling deal that will dam...

Brexit Trade Deal Approved by UK House of Commons British MPs on Wednesday voted to approve the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade and cooperation, which is set to come into effect on Jan. 1 when the UK exits the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the Brexit transition period. The House of Commons approved the EU (Future Relationship) Bill by 521 votes to 73. The bill will now be debated and voted on in the House of Lords, whose support is also needed before it becomes law...

British PM applauded by veteran campaigners of the battle to leave the EU with landmark trade agreement

EU leaders sign Brexit deal as Britain MPs debate ratification 30 Dec 2020 Boris Johnson gestures as he leaves 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday. Agence France-Presse EU leaders signed their post-Brexit trade deal with Britain and dispatched it to London on an RAF jet Wednesday, setting their seal on a drawn-out divorce just hours before the UK brings its half-century European experiment to an end. EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel, the heads ...

Boris Johnson has formally signed the trade deal with the EU after MPs waved it through this afternoon, voting in favour of the bill by 521 votes to 73.  And just after midnight the Queen  gave final approval to the legislation.  Her signature puts the agreement into British law, preventing a no-deal Brexit at 11pm on Thursday when the transition period ends. "House of Lords is notified of Royal Assent to the European Union (Future Relationship) Act," the House of Lords said in a tweet aft...

Sir Keir Starmer has claimed MPs who oppose Boris Johnson’s “thin” Brexit deal are hiding “in the knowledge that others will save you from the consequences”. The Labour leader issued a warning about the consequences of not supporting legislation to enact the post-transition period agreement between the UK and EU, as he faces a rebellion among his MPs. Sir Keir told the Commons that Labour would vote to implement the treaty to “put in place a floor” from which the UK can build a �...

UK PM Boris Johnson signs historic Brexit deal after overwhelming vote in Parliament Once both Houses pass the Bill, it will go immediately to the Queen for her Royal Assent for it to become law. Share Via Email   |  A+A A- Boris Johnson signs the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement at 10 Downing Street, London Wednesday Dec. 30, 2020. (Photo | AP) By PTI LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson added his formal signature of the Brexit trade deal with the European Union (EU) on Wednes...

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