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UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal as both sides look to future

UK parliament approves Brexit trade deal as both sides look to future

WILLIAM JAMES and GABRIELA BACZYNSKA BRITISH lawmakers have approved Prime Minister Boris Johnson's post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union, as both sides looked to begin a new chapter of relations just days before their divorce becomes a reality. Britain and the European Union were signing the deal on Wednesday and the British parliament will finalise its implementation, ending over four years of negotiation and safeguarding nearly a $1 trillion of annual trade. Both sides said it was a chance to begin a new chapter in a relationship forged as Europe rebuilt after World War Two, but which has often…
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Brexit goes down to the wire: EU and UK say big differences remain

Brexit goes down to the wire: EU and UK say big differences remain

GABRIELA BACZYNSKA and GUY FAULCONBRIDGE THE  European Union and Britain said on Friday there were still substantial differences over a Brexit trade deal as the EU chief negotiator prepared to travel to London in a last-ditch attempt to avoid a tumultuous finale to the five-year Brexit crisis. With just five weeks left until the United Kingdom finally exits the EU's orbit on December 31, both sides are calling on the other to compromise on the three main issues of contention - fishing, state aid and how to resolve any future disputes. The two sides will shortly resume face-to-face negotiations after…
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