How Boris Johnson plans to deliver Brexit in just six weeks – By Thomas Colson (Business Insider) / Dec 18 2019
- Boris Johnson has a big new majority in parliament after winning last week’s general election.
- He plans to use it immediately to ram through his Brexit deal and other election promises.
- The UK is scheduled to leave the EU on January 31.
- The government needs to race through all the necessary legislation in the space of a few weeks.
The UK Parliament has returned and Prime Minister Boris Johnson is ready to use his new 80-seat majority to push ahead with the pledges he made during the election campaign.
And while there are just days until the Christmas break, there is still much work to be done over the period, including Johnson’s promise to “get Brexit done” — a process which will begin this week.
Here is to what to expect in terms of legislation and parliamentary shenanigans in the coming days and months.
What’s happened so far?
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks during his first cabinet meeting since the general election inside 10 Downing Street in London, Britain December 17, 2019. Matt Dunham/Pool via REUTERS
On Monday, Johnson carried out a mini-reshuffle of his Cabinet. He reappointed Nicky Morgan as culture secretary by making her a life peer in the House of Lords, despite the fact she stood down as a member of Parliament.
He appointed Simon Hart as Welsh Secretary, then met the 109 new Conservatives MPs, many of whom are drawn from parts of England where the Tories have never before been elected.
The Cabinet on Tuesday met for the first time since Johnson won the election. MPs then met in the House of Commons for the first time to elect Sir Lindsay Hoyle as Speaker, who replaces the controversial John Bercow.
MPs began taking an oath of allegiance to the Crown, a process which will continue on Wednesday.
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