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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 will then go to the Queen for royal assent, with an announcement expected around midnight. That would p...

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 the SNP, Labour, Greens and Lib Dems all voted to oppose the deal. The Scottish Conservatives accused...

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 damage Scottish business and damage Scotland. You should hang your head in shame.” Mr Russell had...

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. Once passed, the bill will enable the UK government to ratify the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agre...

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