UK lawmakers back Johnson's Brexit Bill, paving the way to exit EU next month


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  • Friday, 20 Dec 2019

Pro-Brexit demonstrators celebrate outside Parliament in London, Friday, Dec 20, 2019. Members of the British Parliament on Friday voted to approve in principle Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill, paving the way for Britain to leave the EU next month. -AP

LONDON (AP): British lawmakers gave preliminary approval Friday (Dec 20) to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit Bill, clearing the way for the UK to leave the European Union next month.

The House of Commons voted 358-234 for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.

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