Elizabeth II signed the Brexit law

Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain signed the Brexit law allowing the country to leave the European Union on January 31, 2020. This was announced to the British MPs by the Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Nigel Evans, writes Sky News.

On January 24, at a ceremony in Brussels, the document will be signed by the leaders of the European Council and the European Commission, writes The Telegraph. It must also be ratified by the European Parliament.

• Initially, Brexit was scheduled for March 2019, but it was postponed several times due to the disagreement of the Parliament and the UK government on the conditions for leaving the EU.
• In December 2019, the Conservative Party of Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who advocates an early Brexit, won a landslide victory in the parliamentary elections.
• On January 9, the House of Commons (lower house of parliament) approved the Brexit bill. On January 22, it was adopted by the House of Lords (the upper house of Parliament).