Lawmakers approve Brexit bill putting UK on course for Jan. 31 exit
Lawmakers voted by 330-231 to pass the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which sets the terms of Britain’s departure from the 28-nation bloc.
UK Conservatives’ election victory paves the way for Brexit
With 649 of the 650 results declared on Friday, the Conservatives had 364 seats and the main opposition Labour Party 203.
UK election exit poll suggests Conservatives majority and Boris Johnson victory
An exit poll in Britain’s election projects that Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party likely will win a majority of seats in Parliament.
UK votes in election that aims to break Brexit deadlock
The contest pits Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who says he will take Britain out of the EU by Jan. 31, against opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn, who promises another referendum on Brexit.
Jeremy Corbyn said the secret trade negotiations being held before the United Kingdom leaves the European Union includes a contentious plan to extend patents for American drug companies.
Nearly 200 nations signed the landmark 2015 climate deal to keep global warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 Fahrenheit) by the end of the century.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson hopes that electing a new crop of lawmakers will provide a solution to the deadlock that has stalled the U.K.'s departure from the European Union.
The main opposition Labour Party has said it would agree to the government's request to send voters to the polls in December.
The concession was made just three days before Britain was due to become the first country ever to leave the 28-nation bloc.
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