U.K.’s Johnson wins first parliamentary vote on new Brexit plan
23 October 2019 |
3:00 pm
Boris Johnson clinched a dramatic vote for his new Brexit plan, in the first demonstration that parliament is prepared to approve the broad principles of an agreement that takes the U.K. out of the European Union. Bloomberg's Annmarie Hordern reports on "Bloomberg Markets: The Close."
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