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 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
Ursula von der Leyen has hailed deal as fair and balanced and said EU negotiated from position of strength
Sir Keir Starmer says he will order his Labour MPs to back the deal saying it was thin but better than nothing
Briefing wars about who has won are already ramping up as sides prepare to sell the agreement to their voters
Some feared it would never materialise. But the world could soon finally see the agreement - which will shape every aspect of Britain s future relationship with the EU.
Britain and the EU finally agreed the long-awaited - and long haggled-over - Brexit deal today.
But it is more the end of the beginning, with politicians, trade experts and industry leaders ready to pour over the pages of the agreement in the coming days.
It s the document the (political) world has been waiting for – and it s feared to be no fewer than 2,000 pages long - although Boris Johnson tonight suggested it would be no more than 500 pages of easily intelligible material.
Some feared it would never materialise. But the world could soon finally see the agreement – which will shape every aspect of Britain s future relationship with the EU.
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
Ursula von der Leyen has hailed deal as fair and balanced and said EU negotiated from position of strength
Sir Keir Starmer says he will order his Labour MPs to back the deal saying it was thin but better than nothing
Briefing wars about who has won are already ramping up as sides prepare to sell the agreement to their voters