MPs voted by 358 to 234, a majority of 124, this afternoon to give the Prime Minister’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill its second reading.
They will now break for Christmas before returning in January for further debates and votes on the legislation which is needed to deliver an orderly split from Brussels next month.
Mr Johnson was able to win the vote despite facing a storm of criticism from opposition MPs over his decision to remove some concessions from the WAB made by the government during the last hung parliament to win over Labour backbenchers on issues like refugees and workers' rights.
The government is now hoping to get the WAB onto the statute book by the middle of January to give the European Parliament time to ratify the divorce accord before the deadline.
Today’s vote represents a massive victory for Mr Johnson and is the final proof that his general election gamble has paid off, with the passage of the WAB now a formality because of the Tories massive 80-seat majority.
In a sign of Mr Johnson's joy at the result, he was spotted signing autographs for Tory MPs to mark the occasion after it was announced.
He then tweeted that the vote meant 'we are one step closer to getting Brexit done'...<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
