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On January 1, the UK officially broke free from the EU, having emerged from the one year Brexit transition period. Prime Minister Boris Johnson secured a deal in the nick of time last month and outlined what was negotiated in a press briefing on Christmas Eve. Britain has left the single market and customs union and new arrangements allowing for tariff-free trade in goods and close police and judicial cooperation have come into force.