Urgent: Fast-track bill presented to parliament to pave way for Brexit

The British government laid a brief bill before parliament Thursday to pave the way for Britain's exit from the European Union.

There was no debate when the bill was formally presented in a process that took less than one minute.

A parliament spokesman said further debates on the bill would come in the following week.

The government hopes the whole process can be fast tracked, completed within weeks to enable Prime Minister Theresa May to trigger article 50, the process for exiting the EU, before the end of March. Enditem