Brexit: Withdrawal agreement with European Union can now become law

Prime Minister of Britain Boris Johnson on Tuesday, October 22, cleared first parliamentary obstacle for his Brexit Bill. British Members of Parliament (MP) backed bill 329 votes to 299. This effectively means that British Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement with European Union (EU) can w become law, but y are yet to agree to push it through House of Commons ( lower house of British Parliament) in three days.

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Johnson threatens to withdraw bill

In a scenario where British MP’s reject timetable and EU offers an extension to Brexit deline, UK PM has threatened to pull bill and seek a general election inste of delaying UK withdrawal’s from EU beyond October 31 deline. After publishing EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill, or so-called EU divorce bill, on Monday night, UK PM Johnson opened it up for debate by MPs in House of Commons on Tuesday with plans to hold a vote on a sped-up timetable for its pass by end of week.

While Opposition MPs accused him of trying to dash through 110-p legislation without proper scrutiny, Johnson threatened to remove Bill entirely if his timetable for its pass is rejected and revert to demanding a General Election inste. Johnson dressing MP’s stated, "I will in way allow months more of this. If Parliament refuses to allow Brexit to happen and inste... decides to delay everything until January, or possibly longer, in circumstances n [can] government continue with this. And with great regret, I must say that Bill will have to be pulled and we will have to go forward to a general election and I will argue at that election, let's get Brexit done," he declared.

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'Great new deal'

UK PM h agreed what he termed as a 'great new deal' with EU last week, which gets rid of controversial Irish backstop. y h repeatedly voted it down as part of former Prime Minister resa May's deal. Under reviewed deal negotiated by Johnson, rrn Ireland would be subject to limited border checks via an invisible border in Irish sea with neighbouring EU member-country Republic of Ireland.

Johnson's biggest challenge yet to come

This proved unpalatable to rrn Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), which withdrew its support to Johnson's mirity Conservative Party government in a crunch vote over weekend. This has meant Johnson has struggled to get numbers required for his agreement to cross parliamentary threshold. With new Withdrawal Bill set for its crucial second reing vote later on Tuesday evening, Johnson will be hoping for eugh numbers to defect from Opposition benches to cross finish line. However, his biggest challenge will come in form of a second Commons vote soon after, termed programme motion. This would give Johnson required backing to rush through various parliamentary sts involved to see EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill through in time to meet October 31 Brexit deline, without requiring ar extension from EU.

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(With Inputs from PTI)