ACTUAL in the United Kingdom on December 12, 2019, tThe first job of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, the founder of the new government, was to put Brexit to vote. The government determined that its first priority was to exit the European Union on January 31 and this process was completed quickly. After the British Parliament ratified the treaty, which regulates put forth the conditions for leaving the EU (Brexit) on January 9, the bill became lawful an Act and entered into force with the approval royal assent of Queen Elizabeth II. The European Parliament approved the Brexit agreement, which regulated Britain’s conditions for leaving the European Union (EU), in a vote on January 29th. The parliament, which met in Brussels, Belgium’s capital, accepted the agreement with 621 votes against 49. Thus, the UK officially left the European Union, of which it hads been a member for 47 years, on 31 January. In the next coming period, it is aimed the aim will be to sign a new trade agreement with the EU until the end of 2020.
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The United Kingdom officially left the EU Brexit, which has never fallen from the country’s agenda since the referendum in 2016, took place on January 31, 2020. The UK officially left the European Union, of which it has been a member since 1973. As the separation process continued with many crises which was locked in the voting in Parliament, early elections were held in December to realize Brexit on January 31.
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he European Parliament ratified the Brexit agreement, which regulated framed the UK’s conditions for leaving the European Union (EU), on January 29, and the country has officially left the European Union on January 31. Brexit, which hads never fallen from the UK’s agenda of the UK since the referendum in 2016, has been was thus accepted and enacted by the terms of the agreement and approved by the EU Parliament; Tthe UK has officially left the European Union, of which it hads been a member since 1973, on 31 January 2020. After the Conservative Party achieved a sufficient majority in parliament in the elections held
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How did the process work? In the UK, historic results came from the polls of the early general election, which had been overshadowed by the Brexit debates. In the snap general election held on December 12th, the Conservative Party won 43.6 percent of the vote, and gained sole mandate with 365 MPs. The main opposition Labour Party lost 59 seats and suffered one of the heaviest defeats in its history. Johnson, who strengthened his hand against the Remainers with his victory, brought the bill to Parliament right after the election, and, with a vote on 20 December, the Parliament decided for Brexit to take place on 31 January 2020.
Three-stage approval to the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) Draft The Brexit bill, passed by in the first stage vote in the House of Commons on 20 December, was approved in the final voting on 9 January after being held open to amendments in the House of Commons for a while, and sent to the House of Lords. The House of Lords had asked for amendments in the five articles of the Brexit bill in their meetings since January 20. The draft agreement, which is officially called the EU (Withdrawal Agreement) and which regulates the Brexit conditions, which that allowed UK to leave the EU with an agreement on January 31, was put into enacted after the approval of the Queen Elizabeth II after passing through the House of Lords. With the approval of the EU Parliament on January 29, the Brexit agreement was accepted.
