Britain’s House of Commons has given final approval to the bill authorizing the country’s departure from the European Union, paving the way for Brexit at the end of the month.

British lawmakers have given their approval in principle to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit bill, clearing the way for the U.K. to leave the European Union next month.

Britain is set to hold an early election on Dec. 12, after a bill authorizing the vote was passed by the House of Commons. 

The British government has formally suspended Parliament, sending lawmakers home for five weeks amid a Brexit crisis. 

A bill that would force British Prime Minister Boris Johnson to seek a delay to the Oct. 31 Brexit deadline if no deal is reached has become law with approval by Queen Elizabeth II.