BORIS Johnson’s Brexit deal has been backed by a large majority of MPs.
The second reading of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill was passed by 358 votes to 234, majority 124.
It was the first chance MPs had to vote on the deal since last week’s General Election which handed the Conservatives a commanding Commons majority.
SNP MP Pete Wishart said the Tories have lost Scotland in the Brexit process.
The Tories may have 'won' their disastrous Brexit but they most definitely have lost Scotland.
— Pete Wishart (@PeteWishart) December 20, 2019
The move came after Johnson insisted Leave and Remain labels were now defunct and the country should “move on” ahead of the scheduled EU exit on January 31.
After months of delay and deadlock, the PM said now was the time to act and forge a new relationship with the rest of Europe as his deal passed another stage of its parliamentary process.
Johnson urged Parliament to come together and allow the “warmth and natural affection that we all share” for the UK’s European neighbours to “find renewed expression in one great new national project”.
Johnson said: “We will be able to move forward together. The Bill ensures that the implementation period must end on January 31 with no possibility of an extension."
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