Brexit law to return to parliament before Christmas -deputy FM Sunak
- Country:
- United Kingdom
Prime Minister Boris Johnson intends to bring back Brexit legislation to parliament before Christmas, deputy finance minister Rishi Sunak said on Sunday, adding that shortly thereafter the government would present a new budget. "The overriding mandate that we have from this election is to get Brexit done ...We will leave the European Union in a matter of weeks, by the end of January. Our intention is to bring the Withdrawal Bill, the legislation, back to parliament before Christmas," Sunak told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show.
Asked why the government planned to enshrine its pledge to boost funding on Britain's National Health Service into law, Sunak said: "I think the NHS, everyone agrees, is the number one priority of the British people. "It's our number one domestic priority and I think this piece of legislation will just underscore that commitment."
(This story has not been edited by Devdiscourse staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)
- READ MORE ON:
- Boris Johnson
- Brexit
- European Union
- National Health Service
- BBC
- Britain
ALSO READ
European Union lawmakers approve law to limit use of AI
European Union to use proceeds from Russian assets to fund weapons for Kyiv
European Union pushes ahead with a plan to buy weapons for Ukraine with frozen Russian asset profits
European Union announces USD 8 billion package of aid for Egypt
European Union announces USD 8 billion package of aid for Egypt