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Brexit: General election fight ‘will be tough’, PM says

Brexit: General election fight 'will be tough', PM says

The legislation approved by MPs on Tuesday will later begin its passage through the House of Lords, where it is not expected to be opposed, reports BBC.Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said the snap poll gave a “once-in-a-generation” opportunity to transform the country.

Mr Johnson hopes the election will give him a fresh mandate for his Brexit deal and break the current deadlock in Parliament, which has led to the UK’s exit from the EU being further delayed to 31 January.

The prime minister told his Conservative Party colleagues it was time for the country to “come together to get Brexit done”.