Abstract
Abstract This chapter focuses on the 2019 general election and the final stages of Brexit. It starts with the Fixed-term Parliaments Act, which governed the process for calling general elections and is known for being the cause of the Brexit deadlock. Prime Minister Boris Johnson negotiated an alternative deal which included significant regulatory differences between Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Additionally, Johnson persuaded parliament to grant him an early general election, which he won with an 80-seat Commons majority after he recanted and sought an Article 50 extension. The chapter then covers the eventual passage of Johnson’s European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill, which paved the way for the UK to leave the European Union on 31 January 2020.
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