But the prime minister will face enormous challenges as he tries to hold the United Kingdom together amid deep Brexit-related fissures in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Advertisement“We did it — we pulled it off, didn’t we?” a gleeful Johnson told supporters on Friday. AdvertisementAnother casualty was Jo Swinson, leader of the centrist Liberal Democrats, who quit as party leader after a disappointing showing that included the loss of her own parliamentary seat. AdvertisementThe prime minister could put forward a version of the withdrawal plan by the end of next week, setting the stage for a departure by Jan. 31, the new deadline. Once Britain formally exits the EU, Johnson says he will negotiate a comprehensive new accord with the bloc before the end of 2020.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 13, 2019 15:11 UTC