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23 Jan. 2020 / 08:38

Brexit: EU withdrawal bill clears final parliamentary hurdle

Boris Johnson's Brexit bill is one step away from becoming law after completing its passage through Parliament, BBC reports.

The EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which paves the way for the UK to leave the bloc with a deal on 31 January, is now awaiting royal assent.

Earlier, MPs overwhelmingly rejected all five changes - including on child refugees - made by peers to the bill.

It then returned to the Lords where peers backed down, despite some anger at their voices being "dismissed".

Now it has completed its passage through Parliament, the UK's exit from the EU must be approved by the European Parliament next week.

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