Britain\u2019s parliament finally approved Brexit on Thursday, allowing it to become the first country to leave the European Union by the end of this month, ending years of arguments that toppled two governments and divided a nation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The House of Commons erupted in cheers after MPs ratified Prime Minister Boris Johnson\u2019s divorce deal with Brussels 330 votes to 231, drawing a line under an extraordinary era of political drama and chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But Johnson\u2019s comprehensive victory in last month\u2019s general election brought an abrupt end to the turmoil, giving his Conservatives a parliamentary majority with which to push it through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MPs gave their initial blessing to the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill before Christmas, and the government set aside just three days this week for detailed scrutiny of the complex text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For much of the time since the 2016 Brexit referendum, lawmakers have been at each others\u2019 throats over how, when or even if Britain should leave its closest trading partners after nearly 50 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Businesses and governments in Europe, puzzled by Britain\u2019s struggles over what they viewed as a self-inflicted wound, hoped that Brexit could still somehow be undone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But few MPs even bothered to turn up on Tuesday and Wednesday, with both sessions ending early, while the government easily saw off opposition attempts to amend the text.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The momentous day on which Johnson effectively gets permission to abandon the European integration project was all but ignored in Thursday\u2019s media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe will be leaving the EU on January 31. We will have delivered on the PM\u2019s commitment to get Brexit done,\u201d a government spokesman said, echoing Johnson\u2019s election mantra.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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