U.K. calls for Brexit snap election that may decide E.U. departure
Brexit will serve as backdrop after lawmakers authorized the first December national election in almost a century.
Brexit
Brexit is the process of the U.K. leaving the E.U. The decision was made by a public referendum on June 23, 2016, and the U.K. officially withdrew on January 31, 2020. The new relationship is now governed by the Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
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Initial Brexit deal between E.U. and U.K. leaders now goes to Parliament
The tentative agreement still requires approval by British lawmakers if the U.K. leaves the 28-nation bloc in November.