London
Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s government intends to present a bill to parliament on Friday to enable Britain to leave the European Union next month, his spokesperson said on Monday. “We plan to start the process before Christmas and will do so in the proper constitutional way in discussion with the speaker (of the House of Commons),” Johnson’s spokesperson told reporters. The announcement came as Johnson begins a new week with a fresh mandate to fulfil his promise to push through his election promise to “Get Brexit Done” on January 31. His gamble to call an early election to give him a majority in parliament to get approval of his divorce deal paid off spectacularly last week. His governing Conservative party won 365 seats — a majority of 80.
