<p> A bill enacting Britain's decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the House of Commons speaker announced Tuesday, to cheers from eurosceptic lawmakers.</p>.<p>Speaker John Bercow said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, which repeals the 1972 European Communities Act through which Britain became a member of the bloc, had received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II.</p>.<p>The bill transfers decades of European law onto British statute books, and also enshrines Brexit day in British law as for March 29, 2019, at 11 pm (2300 GMT) -- midnight Brussels time.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Theresa May said the approval was a "historic moment for our country, and a significant step towards delivering on the will of the British people".</p>.<p>The bill has undergone more than 250 hours of acrimonious debate in the Houses of Parliament since it was introduced in July 2017.</p>.<p>Eurosceptics celebrated the passing of the bill through parliament last week as proof that, despite continuing uncertainty in the negotiations with Brussels, Brexit was happening.</p>.<p>"Lest anyone is in any doubt, the chances of Britain not leaving the EU are now zero," International Trade Minister Liam Fox said.</p>.<p>Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a staunch Brexit supporter, said: "The legal position is now so much stronger for a clean Brexit.</p>.<p>"Crucially this makes the prime minister's negotiating hand much stronger."</p>.<p>Another eurosceptic Conservative MP, Dominic Raab, said May would go to an EU summit later this week "with the wind in her sails".</p>.<p>The government had a tough time getting the bill through parliament and was forced to concede some power to lawmakers over the final Brexit deal agreed with Brussels.</p>.<p>Further battles are expected in the House of Commons in the coming weeks when MPs debate two bills on trade -- with pro-Europeans seeking to force the government to keep close ties with the bloc.</p>.<p>May has yet to set out her plans for customs arrangements after Brexit, which have become a major stumbling block in talks with Brussels.</p>.<p>She will gather her top ministers after the EU summit, which starts on Thursday, to thrash out their differences with the aim of publishing a Brexit blueprint shortly after.</p>
<p> A bill enacting Britain's decision to leave the European Union has become law after months of debate, the House of Commons speaker announced Tuesday, to cheers from eurosceptic lawmakers.</p>.<p>Speaker John Bercow said the EU (Withdrawal) Bill, which repeals the 1972 European Communities Act through which Britain became a member of the bloc, had received royal assent from Queen Elizabeth II.</p>.<p>The bill transfers decades of European law onto British statute books, and also enshrines Brexit day in British law as for March 29, 2019, at 11 pm (2300 GMT) -- midnight Brussels time.</p>.<p>Prime Minister Theresa May said the approval was a "historic moment for our country, and a significant step towards delivering on the will of the British people".</p>.<p>The bill has undergone more than 250 hours of acrimonious debate in the Houses of Parliament since it was introduced in July 2017.</p>.<p>Eurosceptics celebrated the passing of the bill through parliament last week as proof that, despite continuing uncertainty in the negotiations with Brussels, Brexit was happening.</p>.<p>"Lest anyone is in any doubt, the chances of Britain not leaving the EU are now zero," International Trade Minister Liam Fox said.</p>.<p>Conservative MP Jacob Rees-Mogg, a staunch Brexit supporter, said: "The legal position is now so much stronger for a clean Brexit.</p>.<p>"Crucially this makes the prime minister's negotiating hand much stronger."</p>.<p>Another eurosceptic Conservative MP, Dominic Raab, said May would go to an EU summit later this week "with the wind in her sails".</p>.<p>The government had a tough time getting the bill through parliament and was forced to concede some power to lawmakers over the final Brexit deal agreed with Brussels.</p>.<p>Further battles are expected in the House of Commons in the coming weeks when MPs debate two bills on trade -- with pro-Europeans seeking to force the government to keep close ties with the bloc.</p>.<p>May has yet to set out her plans for customs arrangements after Brexit, which have become a major stumbling block in talks with Brussels.</p>.<p>She will gather her top ministers after the EU summit, which starts on Thursday, to thrash out their differences with the aim of publishing a Brexit blueprint shortly after.</p>