Posted on 01/23/2020 5:22:51 PM PST by E. Pluribus Unum
Downing Street received a delivery of English sparkling wine today as the Queen rubber-stamped Boris Johnson's Brexit Bill into law.
Parliament finally gave its formal backing to the European Union Withdrawal Agreement Bill last night.
The draft legislation, which is needed to ensure the UK's departure from the bloc is an orderly one, was then sent to the Queen to be given Royal Assent.
Royal Assent from the monarch is the last stage a bill must pass in order to make it onto the statute book.
Now that it has been given, the so-called WAB is officially an Act of Parliament.
It means the UK is now guaranteed to leave the EU on January 31 at 11pm after more than three years of torturous wrangling over Britain's divorce from Brussels.
The announcement of Royal Assent was made in the House of Commons by deputy speaker Nigel Evans shortly after 2.30pm this afternoon.
He interrupted proceedings and said: 'Royal Assent. I have to notify the House in accordance with the Royal Assent Act 1967 that Her Majesty has signified her Royal Assent to the following act: European Union Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020.'
Downing Street took delivery of the wine this morning but it is unclear whether the PM will crack open a bottle to celebrate the historic moment.
Speaking after the WAB finished making its way through the House of Commons and the House of Lords last night, Mr Johnson said: 'Parliament has passed the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, meaning we will leave the EU on 31 January and move forwards as one United Kingdom.
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Too bad it’s too late. When the number 1 name for a boy is some version of Mohammed, you know you have problems.
Demographics are destiny.
The UK is already swamped.
There’s still time to save America.
If we have the will to do it.
this is what happens when you allow yourself to be disarmed.
Disarmed among all English people is how they started out and it’s quite different from being disarmed among millions of hostile muslims.
“If we have the will to do it.”
We’re too busy punching at our phones all day.
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