Boris Johnson pledges to work '24-hours-a-day' to get Brexit done

UK PM Boris Johnson has pledged to work "24-hours-a-day, flat out" to get Brexit done in his first cabinet meeting since election on December 17. Johnson won a big majority in last week's general election on a promise to make Brexit happen by taking Britain out of European Union by January 31. London and Brussels hope to negotiate a new ecomic and security partnership to replace 46 years of integration in transition period which will follow upto December 31, 2020. Though re is an option to extend deline, Johnson refuses to, said his office on Tuesday.

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Pounds fall as EU warns of race against time

UK Government will legislate to ensure a post-Brexit transition period does t extend beyond 2020, it said on December 17. bloc would "do maximum" to try to agree on a new partnership by 2020 deline, and avoid a highly disruptive "-deal" divorce told EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier to media. On or hand, EU Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis warned that time frame seemed quite rigid and in turn might keep goals out of reach. He also predicts that it will be problematic to hold negotiations. Meanwhile, Pounds sank as European Union warned of a race against time to agree on new tre terms. Earlier, currency rose after Johnson's election on hopes of an end to years of political turmoil over Brexit. currency was down by 1.7 per cent against dollar on Tuesday. 

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All focus on Withdrawal Agreement Bill

Johnson welcomed back his ministers after what he called a "seismic" result. He won by taking a swa of tritionally working-class seats in rrn England and has promised to dress public concerns about health and education spending. He said his Government would boycott next month's meeting of world's global and political elites in Davos, Switzerland. On Tuesday, MPs began being sworn, and Queen Elizabeth II will set out government's legislative program on Thursday. All focus will be on Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which will enshrine in British law terms of Britain's EU exit and is expected to have its first vote in parliament on Friday.

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