Today, Thursday, British MPs gave their final approval to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's bill that will allow the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on January 31, in a landmark vote after a three-and-a-half-year crisis.
The Commons - which is dominated by Johnson-led Conservatives - approved the text establishing the Brexit Agreement in a law, with a majority of 330 votes to 231 against.
Passing the bill was expected to be merely a formality, after the Conservatives won a comfortable majority in the 650-seat House of Commons in early elections last month.
Important stage
The text of the exit agreement will be presented next week to the House of Lords (the second chamber appointed by Parliament) before it is approved by Queen Elizabeth II, to be transmitted to the European Parliament on January 29, two days before the Brexit implementation.
The bill constitutes an important stage "in the journey of Britain's return ... to hope, patriotism, and greatness," Representative John Hays said during a debate on Thursday.
The House of Commons voted in favor of the bill in late December, with 358 MPs in favor, against 234 MPs.
After leaving at the end of this month, Britain will negotiate an agreement on relations with the European Union in the future by the end of this year.
The former British Prime Minister Theresa May had tried and failed three times to obtain the approval of Parliament for a previous withdrawal agreement with the European Union.