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What’s the timetable for Brexit now Boris Johnson has won a majority?

Jon Stone runs through everything you need to know about the coming weeks and years

Tuesday 17 December 2019 23:49 GMT
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A pro-EU protester argues with a pro-Brexit protester outside parliament
A pro-EU protester argues with a pro-Brexit protester outside parliament (Getty)

With Boris Johnson winning a majority in the general election, Brexit looks all but certain to go ahead. Here’s what we know about the timetable ahead of us for the next few years.

19 December 2019

The first day the government could formally present the Withdrawal Agreement Bill to the Commons, where it would get its first reading. This would be the first step towards Britain leaving the EU.

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