Despite being able to declare the UK had officially left the bloc, ever since January 31 the country has remained in Brussels clutches, shackled to its rules, and paying billions of pounds a month into the trade bloc.
In just seven days time Britain will be out of the transition period and with a trade deal brokered as the 11th hour, a new relationship between the UK and EU can begin. Brexit will be over and a new chapter begins.
The deal has come against the odds, negotiated at breakneck speed and amid a global pandemic.
Just 72 hours ago Remainers were still demanding the Prime Minister seek to delay the end of the transition period, warning the Government would be unable to clinch a deal and focus on the coronavirus crisis.
Das Brexit-Corona-Jahr geht zu Ende - Winter der Unzufriedenheit
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Би Нюз | Джонсън обявява сделка с ЕС в речта си на Бъдни вечер
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С Британией случилось рождественское чудо
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