Boris Johnson says ‘now is the moment to come together and write a new and exciting chapter in our national story.’
More than three years since Britain voted to exit the EU in a 2016 referendum, the deep uncertainty over Brexit has now been replaced by the firm deadline of the end of January. “This is the time when we move on and discard the old labels of ‘leave’ and ‘remain’ … now is the time to act together as one reinvigorated nation, one United Kingdom,” Johnson told parliament before the vote.
Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn described it as “terrible” and said his party would not support the bill.
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