It is a political success for Boris Johnson: the British House of Commons has ratified its Brexit agreement with the European Union. This will allow Britain to leave the EU on January 31. In a transition phase until the end of 2020, almost everything will stay the same.
After the recent general election, it was expected that the conservative government would get a majority for their proposal this time. Johnson's Tories was able to secure 365 of the 660 seats in the lower house - and thus have a lead of 80 mandates over all other parties. Johnson's predecessor Theresa May had failed three times with her exit agreement.
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