Brexit and UK politics LIVE: Boris Johnson wins Brexit bill vote

MPs have voted through Boris Johnson's Brexit bill after he brought it back to the House of Commons following his landslide election victory.

The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill was approved on Friday afternoon by 358 votes to 234, a majority of 124.

The Bill is now expected to complete its remaining legal stages in both Houses of Parliament and be given Royal Assent in the New Year. This would pave the way for the UK to leave the EU by the promised January 31 deadline.

The Prime Minister earlier hailed a “new dawn” for Britain as he vowed to “finish what we started” by passing the Withdrawal Agreement before delivering Brexit in the New Year.

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16 December 2019

Former MP Andy Sawford has spared a thought for all those MPs facing the "grim duties" of clearing out their Westminster offices.

16 December 2019

The new Tory MP for Bury South has admitted he's "not a morning person" but "couldn't be happier" to be heading to Westminster this morning.

16 December 2019

Here's a reminder of Nicola Sturgeon's calls for a second Scottish independence referendum which she amplified over the weekend.

16 December 2019

Hype is building around Wigan MP Lisa Nandy after she said she was "seriously thinking about" entering the Labour leadership race.

Tory MP Nigel Evans has suggested she would pose the biggest threat to the opposition.

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Labour MP Stephen Kinnock has described his party's leadership as "weak and incompetent".

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Dehenna Davison, the first Tory MP for Bishop Aukland, has tweeted her excitement to be heading to Westminster with her fellow blue-clad "amazing lads".

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Here's a look at the key events between now and the end of the year.

Monday: Reshuffle to replace Nicky Morgan and Alun Cairns in Cabinet, plus news on the fate of Zac Goldsmith as environment secretary after he lost his Richmond Park seat. PM to address new MPs.

Tuesday: MPs elect the new Commons speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle. He will then begin the process of swearing them into Parliament.

Thursday: State opening of Parliament. The Queen’s Speech will outline the new government’s legislative programme. MPs will then begin debating its contents.

Friday: Debate on Queen's speech set to continue. However, this is likely to be interrupted by a second reading of the government's Withdrawal Agreement Bill. 

January 6:  Withdrawal Bill to be debated in detail this week.

January 29: Parliament must have passed the Withdrawal Bill by this stage in order for it to be ratified by the European parliament.

January 31: Britain will leave the EU at 11pm.

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Meanwhile, the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn is expected to officially kick off on January 7.

16 December 2019

As MPs gear up to begin a new session in the Commons, here's an overview of what we can expect in Westminster this week.

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