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Madrid has sparked a furious response after it claimed the responsibility for border control is in Spanish hands . A deal was agreed to allow Gibraltar to join the Schengen travel zone hours before the UK left the EU on January 1. The deal between Gibraltar and the rest of the EU ensures the free movement of people and goods from the bloc into the territory.
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Jonathan Powell, who was also chief UK negotiator in Northern Ireland from 1997-2007, raged he had never seen a British government perform worse than they did in the four years of negotiations that concluded with the Christmas Eve Brexit agreement. He said in terms of the negotiating strategy employed by the UK, it is an object lesson in how not to do it , adding it is worth standing back and looking at what we can learn from the debacle . Mr Powell then outlined five principle reasons as to why the UK has failed in Brexit negotiations with
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Boris Johnson has urged the British population to seize the moment, with the end of the transition period marking a new beginning in our country s history and a new relationship with the EU as their biggest ally . But historian Simon Schama has told British-Europeans they can grieve at midnight for what has been lost, what has been harmed . He appealed for them to move on but instead of accepting Brexit, being the long, strong, campaign to rejoin the EU.
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Ahead of Joe Biden’s inauguration next month, it is unclear what the US-UK relationship will look like going forward. Amid Mr Johnson’s comments on Barack Obama, some US and UK officials believe Britain will not see a trade deal for some time. Some officials linked to Mr Biden’s team now believe the President-elect will look to form greater ties with France and Germany.
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