Boris Johnson was rewarded for the Conservatives’ thumping general election victory with a majority of 124 for his Brexit deal in the House of Commons. Addressing MPs on Friday morning, the prime minister sought to draw a line under three years of bitter parliamentary conflict, urging his colleagues to “discard the old labels of leave and remain”. After comfortably passing its second reading by 358 votes to 234, the withdrawal agreement bill is on track to complete its passage through both houses of parliament in time to allow Brexit to happen at the end of January. Charles Michel, the president of the European council, welcomed the vote, tweeting that it was an “important step in the article 50 ratification process”. He added: “A level playing field remains a must for any future relationship,” referring to the EU’s demand for fair competition in exchange for a free-trade agreement with zero tariffs and zero quotas. Johnson claimed that pressing ahead with Brexit would “allow the warmth and natural affection that we all share with our European neighbours to find renewed expression in one great new national project of building a deep, special and democratically accountable partnership with those nations we are proud to call our closest friends”. If the next stages at Westminster go to plan, the European parliament is expected to ratify the withdrawal agreement on 29 January, paving the way for the UK to leave the bloc two days later. Jeremy Corbyn said Labour would continue to oppose the government’s Brexit deal, but six Labour MPs defied the party whip and voted with the government, and around 20 more deliberately abstained, including the shadow housing secretary, John Healey. In a statement on his website published shortly after the vote, Healey said: “In a Brexit referendum and a Brexit election the public have now been clear, and so should Labour: our fight must be about the type of Brexit and the huge difference between Labour and Conservative visions of our economy. Any question about whether Brexit goes ahead has been closed.” When the convincing result of the vote was announced, helped by more than 100 new recruits to the government benches, one Tory MP was caught on microphone exclaiming: “Back of the net.” Tory MPs tweeted selfies of a packed voting lobby, swelled by the influx of new Conservative members. Johnson’s promise to “get Brexit done” formed the centrepiece of his election campaign. “This vision of the United Kingdom’s independence, a vision that inspires so many, is now, if this parliament, this new parliament, allows, only hours from our grasp,” Johnson told the Commons. “The oven is on, so to speak, it is set at gas mark four, we can have it done by lunchtime, or late lunch.” Nick Note: A crash out is more likely then ever. What people fail to understand: Britain is subject to ALL European laws and trade deals while it TRIES to negotiate its way out of Euro HELL. Get this during this ha ha ha negotiation the European Union is free to pass binding laws on England and as a result of this vote come January 31st England has no input on the laws that they are bound by. How do you think that is going to work out.