Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal is expected to sail through the Commons (Picture: Getty)

Boris Johnson is set to put his Brexit bill before MPs this Friday, his spokesman has confirmed.

The bill is expected to sail through the Commons now the Prime Minister has a majority of 80 Tory MPs after last week’s landslide election victory.

This will put the terms Mr Johnson has agreed with the European Union into law, but this is by no means the end of the Brexit saga.

Even if the PM fulfils his pledge to leave by January 31, the UK will remain in the EU until at least the end of 2020 during the implementation period.


And EU figures have been highly sceptical this can be sorted within the year, with chief negotiator Michel Barnier saying the timetable was ‘unrealistic’ in leaked comments.



Senior Cabinet member Michael Gove tried to dismiss these fears yesterday, telling Sky News he’s ‘confident’ the agreement could be finalised by the deadline because ‘quite a lot of the details’ are agreed in the Political Declaration agreed with the EU.

Mr Johnson is currently welcoming to the House of Commons more than 100 newly-elected colleagues, many of them from former Labour areas across the north and Midlands.

Boris Johnson secured a majority of 80 Tory MPs in last week’s landslide election victory (Picture: AFP)

The PM is understood to be preparing to start a minor Government reshuffle to fill gaps left by departures before making more radical changes in February.

A Number 10 source said: ‘This election and the new generation of MPs that have resulted from Labour towns turning blue will help change our politics for the better.

‘The PM has been very clear that we have a responsibility to deliver a better future for our country and that we must repay the public’s trust by getting Brexit done.

‘That’s why the first piece of legislation new MPs will vote on will be the Withdrawal Agreement Bill.’

Downing Street was not commenting on reports the PM is considering a shake-up of Whitehall including splitting the Home Office to create a Department for Borders and Immigration and an overhaul of Ministry of Defence spending.

It will be an eventful week in Westminster, with the swearing-in of MPs to begin on Tuesday and the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn as Labour leader forcing internal tensions to the surface.

The Queen will formally open Parliament on Thursday when she sets out the Government’s legislative programme during a slimmed-down State Opening.

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