British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Friday that his government has won a powerful new mandate to get Brexit done.<\/p>\n
Johnson, whose Conservative Party stormed back to power with a clear majority, has promised that Britain will leave the EU on January 31 which means the four countries that make up the United Kingdom \u2014 England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland \u2014 will cease to be members of the 28-nation European Union that Britain helped establish decades ago.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe will get Brexit done on time on the 31st of January \u2014 no ifs, no buts, no maybes,\u201d Mr. Johnson said early Friday morning.<\/p>\n
The Conservatives, or Tories, swept up more seats in the House of Commons than they’ve had since the 1980s, winning about 360 of the 650 available seats.<\/p>\n
The Scottish National Party\u2019s leader, Nicola Sturgeon, said that in the next week her administration would publish its plan for holding an independence referendum. \u201cScotland has rejected Boris Johnson and the Tories. and yet again we have said no to Brexit,\u201d she said at a news conference.<\/p>\n
\u201cI accept, regretfully, that he has a mandate for Brexit in England,\u201d she added. \u201cBut he has no mandate whatsoever to take Scotland out of the European Union.\u201d<\/p>\n
European leaders welcomed Boris Johnson\u2019s election victory that provided clarity on Britain\u2019s withdrawal from the EU but spoke of challenges that lie ahead particularly post-Brexit trade deal.<\/p>\n
Britain and the EU have to negotiate a trade deal by the end of 2020. \u201cWe are ready to negotiate whatever is necessary, and it will be important tomorrow to get the mandate for the steps from the council (of EU leaders),\u201d European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe most important thing with Brexit is not the way we divorce, it\u2019s what we build afterwards,\u201d France\u2019s European affairs minister Amelie de Montchalin told reporters.<\/p>\n
German conservative legislator Norbert Roettgen said the EU has to “accept their choice” as “the British people have decided and we have to accept their choice: With Johnson’s victory, Brexit has become inevitable.”<\/p>\n
On Friday, the EU leaders will discuss a mandate for the European Commission to negotiate the future relationship with Britain after Brexit. They have a Brexit text ready to adopt on Friday.<\/p>\n
The 27 other EU leaders will call for “as close as possible a future relationship with the UK” while warning that it “will have to be based on a balance of rights and obligations and ensure a level playing field”.<\/p>\n
Johnson has until July 1, 2020, to ask for a trade talk extension, after which Britain could face a sudden reduction in trade ties with Europe.<\/p>\n
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