European Parliament ratifies Brexit trade deal by huge majority
Boris Johnson and Lord Frost hail vote as start of new era of UK-EU relations as sovereign equals
28 April 2021 • 8:27am
Ursula von der Leyen speaking in the European Parliament before the vote. She welcomed the result but warned faithful implementation was essential.
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The European Parliament has ratified the Brexit trade deal by a large majority in what Boris Johnson called the final step of years of negotiations over the UK leaving the EU. Now is the time to look forward to the future and to building a more Global Britain,” the Prime Minister said.
European Parliament brands Brexit a historic mistake before vote to ratify trade deal with UK
Resolution attacks Britain for unilateral extension of grace periods in the Northern Ireland Protocol
The ratification of the trade deal brings an end to four years of Brexit negotiations.
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The European Parliament will brand Brexit a “historic mistake” as it votes to ratify the UK-EU trade deal this afternoon in Brussels.
MEPs are expected to overwhelmingly back the trade agreement in the vote, which is the final step to conclude the years of Brexit negotiations begun with the triggering of Article 50 in March 2017.
As trade minister, I don’t want to return to Australia empty-handed
I m seeking a UK-Australia free trade deal that gives consumers the chance to buy our world-beating food
22 April 2021 • 6:00am
Fifty years ago, Australia’s trade minister Doug Anthony flew to London in one last attempt to maintain some of the special trading relationship Australia enjoyed with the UK. Britain had turned its attention to the Common European market and Australia felt a special bond was being broken. Anthony returned empty handed. Addressing the Australian Parliament afterwards, he offered some poignant advice: “This must all be accepted as history,” he said. “We must now look to the future.”
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