Leader of the UK House of Commons, Jacob Rees-Mogg, told lawmakers that the government hopes all Brexit legislation will be wrapped up by Thursday.
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's vision for Brexit will see its first big parliamentary test today, when lawmakers vote on his new Withdrawal Agreement Bill in what's confusingly called the"second reading."
Crunch day for the Prime Minister's Brexit plan was delayed yet again on Monday, after the Speaker of the House of Commons refused the government's request to hold a meaningful vote on it.A historic sitting of Parliament soured Saturday after lawmakers deferred a decision on Johnson's deal, making it conditional on the associated legislation passing all its stages in the UK Parliament.with the EU that few thought he could pull off.
But Brexit isn't over yet. On Tuesday, Britain will -- for the first time -- get a feeling for what level of support Johnson's bill has in Parliament.
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