Controversial Brexit bill passes Commons vote
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(Worthy News) – The House of Commons passed Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s proposed bill in a vote on Monday evening by 340 to 263, with results coming in around 10:30 p.m. local time.
The Internal Market Bill, which was debated in the lower house of parliament, the House of Commons, throughout Monday evening, is a contravention of the United Kingdom’s divorce treaty with the European Union and had already generated criticism from EU partners and Conservative lawmakers alike.
Now that the bill has passed its second reading, it will face four more days of debate. At that stage, lawmakers could still insert revisions that could change the entire meaning of the bill. [ Source: Deutche Welle (Read More…) ]
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