Brexit Agreement Reached -- News Roundup

 

Daily Mail: Brexit deal is DONE: Boris Johnson SEALS historic Brexit deal with EU as UK claims to have won TWICE as many concessions as Brussels and von der Leyen laments 'parting is such sweet sorrow' 

 * Boris Johnson has finally confirmed that a post-Brexit trade deal has been agreed with the European Union 

 * Downing Street insists the pact will 'take back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and fishing waters' 

 * The PM and Ursula von der Leyen are understood to have held regular secret phone calls in the last 48 hours 

 * Briefing wars about who has won are already ramping up as sides prepare to sell the agreement to their voters 

Boris Johnson today declared that a Brexit deal has been done after four years of desperate wrangling - with a furious propaganda war already underway. 

The PM has made history by sealing future trade terms to avert a chaotic split when the transition period ends on January 1, after Lord Frost and Michel Barnier thrashed out a 2,000-page text. 

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 Brexit Agreement Reached -- News Roundup

UK and EU agree post-Brexit trade deal -- BBC 

UK and EU agree Brexit trade deal -- The Guardian 

'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and UK clinch narrow Brexit accord -- Reuters 

As it happened: Britain and Europe reach 'fair and balanced' post-Brexit trade deal, EU chief says -- France 24 

Brexit: EU, UK finally clinch 'historic' trade deal -- DW U.K. Seals Historic Brexit Trade Deal to Avoid Chaotic Split -- Bloomberg 

'Glad tidings of great joy': Boris Johnson presents his Brexit gift to Britain in Christmas video message as Tory Brexiteers AND Labour look set to back agreement in Parliament vote next week -- Daily Mail 

Boris Johnson says Brexit deal has settled UK's Europe question -- The Guardian 

Brexit deal: UK announces 'Canada-style' arrangement with EU after December 31 -- Euronews 

Brexit deal reached between UK and European Union ahead of New Year's Day deadline -- ABC News (Australia) 

Brexit deal reached, averting New Year's Day disaster -- DW 

After months of negotiations, UK, EU secure Brexit trade deal -- Al Jazeera 

Boris Johnson vows to pit UK against EU in race for success -- The Guardian 

Brexit: EU diplomats to get trade deal briefing -- BBC 

EU Parliament says it will decide on Brexit deal in new year -- Reuters Brexit: How European leaders reacted to EU-UK trade deal -- BBC 

European leaders welcome Brexit deal as least-worst outcome -- The Guardian 

What we know so far about the EU-UK post-Brexit trade deal -- France 24 

How the Brexit deal was done: A last minute mathematics bungle, songs from Les Miserables and negotiating sessions explosive enough ‘to go on Netflix’ got the agreement over the line -- Daily Mail 

Bust-ups and brinkmanship: inside story of how the Brexit deal was done -- The Guardian