国际英语资讯:Opposition MPs fail to dent Johnsons Brexit strategy in first votes of new year
<p><span word="LONDON">LONDON</span>, <span word="Jan">Jan</span>. 7-- <span word="British">British</span> <span word="lawmakers">lawmakers</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="three">three</span>-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Commons">Commons</span> <span word="sitting">sitting</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="debated">debated</span> <span word="details">details</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Boris">Boris</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Withdrawal">Withdrawal</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="majority">majority</span>.</p><p><span word="Opposition">Opposition</span> <span word="MPs">MPs</span> <span word="tabled">tabled</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="long">long</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="series">series</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="votes">votes</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Westminster">Westminster</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coming">coming</span> <span word="days">days</span>.</p><p><span word="Politicians">Politicians</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="implementation">implementation</span> <span word="period">period</span> <span word="under">under</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="Brexit">Brexit</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="round">round</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="citizen">citizen</span> <span word="rights">rights</span> <span word="resulted">resulted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="wins">wins</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="each">each</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="majorities">majorities</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="around">around</span> 90.</p><p><span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="commanding">commanding</span> 80-<span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> 650-<span word="seat">seat</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="meant">meant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="comfortably">comfortably</span> <span word="defeat">defeat</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="amendments">amendments</span>, <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bill">bill</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Lords">Lords</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="bill">bill</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="legislative">legislative</span> <span word="journey">journey</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Johnson">Johnson</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="strategy">strategy</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="bring">bring</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Union">Union</span>.</p><p><span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="Stephen">Stephen</span> <span word="Barclay">Barclay</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="debate">debate</span>, <span word="stressing">stressing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="determination">determination</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="extend">extend</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="Brexit">Brexit</span> <span word="transition">transition</span> <span word="period">period</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Dec">Dec</span>. 31. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="permanent">permanent</span> <span word="trade">trade</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Brussels">Brussels</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="then">then</span>.</p><p><span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="revolved">revolved</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 3 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="status">status</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.</p>
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