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Press Association 2021
Prime Minister Boris Johnson giving the two thumbs up gesture in front of a row of UK flags
MEPs are expected to announce they have approved Boris Johnson’s Brexit trade deal, with the European Parliament vote result due to be declared.
Before voting on the Trade and Co-operation Agreement reached with the Prime Minister on Christmas Eve, Brussels politicians were told by the European Commission president that the deal has “real teeth”.
Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday the bloc would not hesitate to take action if the UK breached the agreed terms, which govern the way the UK and EU deal with each other.