Johnson Promises ‘New Golden Age’ for Britain: Brexit Update
Boris Johnson following the state opening of Parliament on Dec. 19.
Photographer: Jessica Taylor/U.K. Parliament
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Boris Johnson said Brexit hands the U.K. the opportunity to “renew itself” and herald a “golden age” as he began what his government described as a fast track process to ratify the divorce deal with Brussels and take Britain out of the European Union on Jan. 31.