Brexit minister David Davis began the process of passing a law that enables the government to trigger Britain's exit from the European Union, saying on Thursday he expected the legislation to pass quickly. "I trust that parliament, which backed the referendum by six to one, will respect the decision taken by the British people and pass the legislation quickly." Opposition parties have said they will try to amend the legislation to make the government reveal more details of its Brexit plans. The bill will now be debated for two days next week, on January 31 and February 1, the government said. It is then expected to progress to a further debate stage, lasting three days from February 6 to February 8.

Source: The Star January 26, 2017 20:04 UTC