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British Labour MEP Richard Corbett was first elected to the parliament in 1996 (Photo: European Parliament)

EU Parliament bids tearful farewell to British MEPs

MEPs bid farewell to their British colleagues in an emotional day at the European Parliament on Wednesday (29 January), as lawmakers voted to adopt the Brexit divorce deal, two days before the UK leaves the bloc.

The withdrawal agreement passed with 621 votes, with 49 against and 13 abstentions in the final act of the ratification process three and a half years after the Brexit referendum.

After the vote, MEPs stood up and sang "Auld Lang Syne" a traditional British farewell son...

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

British Labour MEP Richard Corbett was first elected to the parliament in 1996 (Photo: European Parliament)

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Eszter Zalan is a Hungarian journalist who worked for Brussels-based news portal EUobserver specialising in European politics, focusing on populism and Brexit.

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