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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's EU Trade Deal Clears The Commons Wed, 30th Dec 2020 15:12 (Alliance News) - 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 EU (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 2230 GMT on Wednesday. If, as expected, it passes the upper chamber, it will the...

'A new and great future': Britain's EU trade deal clears the Commons Britain will leave the European single market and customs union at 11pm tomorrow. By AFP Wednesday 30 Dec 2020, 4:50 PM Dec 30th 2020, 8:23 AM 19,178 Views 40 Comments Updated Dec 30th 2020, 4:50 PM BRITAIN’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, ...

Holyrood votes to reject post-Brexit trade deal HOLYROOD has rejected the UK’s post-Brexit trade deal with the EU despite Westminster giving it overwhelmingly support. MSPs voted by 92 to 30 with one abstention to withhold legislative consent from the law giving effect to the 1,246-page deal, which was struck on Christmas Eve.  All parties except the Scottish Tories voted against the EU (Future Relationship) Bill on the basis it would “cause severe damage to Scotland’s environmental, economic and social interests”, and there had been too little time to give it adequate scruti...

Boris Johnson has urged MPs to back his EU trade deal saying it will enable Britain to maintain the closest relations with its neighbours while taking control of its “national destiny”. The Prime Minister opened the Commons debate as the Government sought to rush ratification of the agreement through Parliament in a single day. With Labour having said it will support the EU (Future Relationship) Bill in the division lobbies, it is expected to pass comfortably in both the Commons and the Lords. If it does, its provisions will come into force at 11pm on Thursday when the current Brexit tran...

The Scottish Parliament has voted to refuse legislative consent for the Prime Minister’s Brexit agreement with the EU. After Holyrood was recalled from the winter recess to discuss the deal, all parties except the Scottish Conservatives backed a Scottish Government motion expressly denying consent to the European Union (Future Relationship) Bill. MSPs voted by 92 to 30 to say the deal would “cause severe damage to Scotland’s environmental, economic and social interests”, following a debate on Wednesday. Nicola Sturgeon opened the debate, urging MSPs to vote on principle against a “r...