The New Paper

December 24, 2020

UK and EU reach a post-Brexit trade deal, ahead of December 31 deadline

The UK and EU reached a post-Brexit trade deal this morning, following late-night negotiations and avoiding a dire "no deal" scenario before an end-of-year deadline. The UK left the EU in January 2020, but remains under its trading rules until December 31. Here are live updates of the developing story.
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