Britain’s decision to leave the European Union has now become law after months of debate, the House of Commons speaker announced Tuesday, to cheers from eurosceptic lawmakers.
Speaker John Bercow said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, which repeals the 1972 European Communities Act through which Britain became a member of the bloc, had been given the formal royal assent by Queen Elizabeth II.
The bill transfers decades of European law onto British statute books, and also enshrines Brexit day in British law as March 29, 2019 at 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) — midnight Brussels time.
Prime Minister Theresa May said the approval was a “historic moment for our country, and a significant step towards delivering on the will of the British people”, who had voted in a June 2016 referendum to exit the EU.
The bill has undergone more than 250 hours of acrimonious debate in the Houses of Parliament since it was introduced…
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