On July 24, 2018, the government presented a white paper on the bill and how the legislation works. [2] The Bill was first introduced by the government in the Second Session of the 57th Parliament on 21 October 2019 with the long title “A Bill to Implement and Make Other Provisions Relating to the Agreement between the UK and the EU under Article 50, paragraph 2 of the Treaty on European Union, which sets out the modalities for the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU`. [4] This bill was not further discussed after second reading in the House of Commons on October 22, 2019 and expired on November 6 when Parliament was dissolved ahead of the 2019 parliamentary election. 7.Insert in accordance with Article 78 – Guarantees under the EU Withdrawal Agreement. On 21 January 2020, the House of Lords passed the bill after approving five amendments. [8] Conservative MP Steve Baker, who wrote for the Times, claimed that the new bill “gives an appropriate position in UK law to any deal we reach with the EU” and that it is consistent with the referendum result by “giving more control over how we govern the British Parliament”. [9] 6.General implementation of the EEA-EFTA and related Switzerland Agreements The Withdrawal Agreement passed its third and final reading in the House of Commons on 9 January 2020 with 330 votes in favour, 231 against. [11] This legislation was approved by the Royal Commission on January 23, 2020, nine days before the United Kingdom left the European Union […].
