Michel barnier, said the clock is no longer ticking, and expressed his relief that a deal has been agreed. The final hurdle was access to fishing waters. Some fishing unions in the uk have spoken of their frustration and anger at the deal. And what does the brexit deal mean for business, trade and travel well unpick what we know so far. Four and a half years after britain voted to leave the eu, a post brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. The uk Prime Minister borisjohnson said britain had achieved a 600 and 60 billion pound per year trade agreement which would protect jobs. But the Opposition Labour Party said the deal was thin and didnt protect workers. One of the main stumbling blocks was fishing quotas. Under the plans, mrjohnson said britain would eventually take full control of its waters, with its share of fishing rights rising over a five and a half year period. The Prime Minister told a News Conference at downing street that britain had taken back control of its laws and
Hello and welcome to the week in parliament. As the reshuffle derails some cabinet careers, its full steam ahead for the h52 express. And a sign to the world that in the 21st century, this United Kingdom still has the vision to dream big dreams and the courage to bring those dreams about. Will new rules on bullying stop mps treating commons staff like this . That member then found me in a remote corridor in the house of commons later that day, shouted at me, sort of basically pinned me against the wall, did the whole, you know, dont you know who i am, how long have i been here, what do you think youre doing . And a new play explores the political deals behind britains abolition of slavery. And i think it is about time that the public really knew what went into the abolition act and what wasnt really delivered. But first, lets be honest, some people thought westminster life would be a bit dull after borisjohnsons crushing election victory and mps voting to get brexit done. How wrong the
Now on bbc news in a special edition of the programme, Stephen Sackur is in scotland for hardtalk 0n the road. Written is a proud island nation. The surrounding seas have always been vital source of food. Britain. But who profits most from the uks offshore riches . Forfour decades, the eu made the key decisions. But then came brexit. Britain and the eu are locking horns over the terms of their future relationship and places like these are on the frontline. There is going to bea are on the frontline. There is going to be a fight over fishing and it could get ugly. Prime minister Boris Johnson says he is taking back control of britains unrivalled marine resources. In france, they respond with talk of seaborne confrontation and economic retaliation. Could fishing sink hopes of post brexit collaboration . Dawn in fraserborough in deep midwinter. Scotlands north east coast looks out on some of the best fishing grounds in the world. Its easy to see why britains fishermen have long felt isola
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On thursday, sajid javid quit afterjust seven months in the job. He refused to accept borisjohnsons terms for staying on to fire his advisers. Several other cabinet ministers also lost theirjobs, including julian smith, only weeks after the Northern Ireland secretary played a key role in restoring devolution to stormont. Questions for the minister from the department for digital media, culture and sport, robert courts. As the drama unfolded, parliamentary life continued as usual. There was culture questions, minus the outgoing culture secretary, lady morgan, whos now a peer. Oral questions, attorney general, alex norris. And attorney general questions, without the attorney general. Geoffrey cox was among the reshuffle casualties. Others were not taking their survival chances for granted. I look forward to working with him and his committee, i hope, in this. In this important. Ill put my phone on speaker on the dispatch box mps well, some of them finally caught up with the news during q