British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has vowed that the first item on his agenda in 2020 is to fulfil the will of the electorate and to conclude the UK's divorce deal with the European Union within this month. In his new year message, Johnson said he hoped the country would move forward united after it leaves the 28-member bloc on January
31st.
Legislation to ratify the withdrawal agreement with the European Union easily cleared its first hurdle before Christmas when MPs backed it by a majority of 124. The PM said remaining stages of the bill are expected to be completed quickly in January in time, to get Brexit done before the end of this month.