Boris Johnson Publishes His Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill

LONDON: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has published his 110-page Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill just hours before MPs were scheduled to debate it in House of Commons on Tuesday, in an attempt to avoid another delay and take the country out of the European Union (EU) by October 31.

The Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill was accompanied by another 124 pages of explanatory notes.

The Brexit Withdrawal Bill details exactly how Parliament is expected to put the deal that Prime Minister Boris Johnson agreed with his counterparts around the continent into UK law, reports the BBC. Ministers have insisted that they have the numbers to get the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill approved, despite losing a crunch Commons vote on October 19 aimed at ruling out a no-deal Brexit.

If MPs back the bill, they will then vote on the government’s “programme motion”, which sets out the timetable for the legislation’s passage through the Commons. If the programme motion is approved, the bill will then move to the committee stage, which will continue on into Wednesday when MPs will have the opportunity to put down amendments. (IANS)

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