Boris Johnson aims to rush Brexit law through Commons in three days
The express timetable for passing the Withdrawal Agreement Bill sparks an immediate backlash
21 October 2019 - 22:16
London — Prime Minister Boris Johnson will seek to rush his crucial Brexit law through the UK’s House of Commons in just three days after he was thwarted in his latest attempt to get his divorce deal approved.
On Monday, parliamentary speaker John Bercow rejected the government’s bid to trigger a second parliamentary vote on the Brexit deal that the prime minister secured last week in Brussels...
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