Happy Independence Day to the UK

Published December 21, 2019 5:00am ET



It’s happening. The House of Commons voted Friday to move Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit withdrawal agreement bill to the committee stage.

Having won an 80-seat majority in Britain’s Dec. 12 election, Johnson will have no trouble moving the bill through Parliament by the final week of January. On Jan. 31, Britain will leave the European Union and, in so doing, will join the realm of self-rule.

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