Michael Wood - UK Parliament official portraits 2017. IT was a very different – and for many people very difficult – Christmas this year, but wherever you were and whoever you were with, I hope that you had a happy and healthy Christmas. I don’t think anyone would have expected 2020 to turn out the way that it has, but the big news story of the week is the same as when we started the year – Brexit. After long negotiations – and a lot of bluff and brinkmanship on both sides – a deal has been agreed, and Parliament will be recalled on Wednesday of this week to vote on it.