These are the top stories from the Guardian today. MPs will vote on the revised Brexit bill for the first time in the new parliament today after Boris Johnson promised that Britain would leave the European Union by 31 January. Labour MPs expressed dismay that key concessions on issues such as workers’ rights and refugee children had been stripped out of the new bill, dashing hopes that Johnson’s majority would usher in a softer Brexit. Writing in the Guardian, Lewis says Labour had failed to convince voters that they had cast off the legacy of New Labour. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Pre-Christmas traffic is forecast to peak this afternoon.

Source: The Guardian December 20, 2019 06:11 UTC