Brexit Bill approved by the Commons

The House of Commons votes on the first stage of the EU-UK Brexit trade deal which put the agreement into law. The Commons approves the measures by 521 votes to 73 at its first stage in Commons as the Parliament was recalled to put the agreement into UK Law, one day before the UK stops following EU rules.  The Conservative government has a majority of 78 in the Commons and with the help of Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer who has instructed his MPs to support the legislation. The EU ( future relationship) Bill will then pass to the House of Lords for their approval.

Once both Houses have agreed to the bill the Queen will be asked to give her consent known as Royal Assent. EU bosses officially signed the agreement in Brussels earlier- it has been flown to London by the RAF for Boris Johnson to sign. The legislation governing the UK’s future relationship with the EU is being rushed through parliament in record time, hours before it needs to take effect.