Brexit: parliamentary recess from Thursday hits hopes for deal approval
2020-12-17 07:57:07 source：The Guardian
December 16, 2020
MPs and peers will begin their Christmas break on Thursday evening, the government has announced, amid waning hopes that a Brexit deal will be struck in time to be approved in parliament next week.
With talks on trade and security continuing in Brussels amid signs of progress and compromise, ministers had considered stipulating that parliament should sit on Monday and Tuesday to allow legislation implementing a deal to be passed rapidly.
However, the government has signalled that the Christmas recess will start on Thursday, with Downing Street sources suggesting a deal is not expected to be finalised imminently.
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