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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union would benefit both sides of the Channel, after a last-gasp agreement was secured. "This is a good deal for the whole of Europe and for our friends and partners as well," he told a Downing Street news conference. SOUNDBITE
European and British negotiators have finalised a post-Brexit trade deal, president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen announces during a press conference. "It was a long and winding road, but we have a good deal at the end of it," she says. SOUNDBITE
Images of the European Commission as Brussels and London are reportedly putting the final touches to a Christmas Eve trade deal, seeking to cushion the economic blow of Britain's imminent departure from the bloc after a half-century of partnership. IMAGES
The European Parliament votes overwhelmingly to approve the Brexit deal with London, clearing the final hurdle for Britain's departure from the EU. The vote at the parliament in Brussels passes by 621 to 49, prompting MEPs to burst into a chorus of "Auld Lang Syne", a traditional Scottish song of farewell. IMAGES
US Vice President Mike Pence says the United states is 'ready, willing and able' to 'immediately' negociate a free-trade agreement with the UK during a visit to 10 Downing Street. SOUNDBITE
European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has reiterated to Britain's new Prime Minister Boris Johnson that "the Withdrawal Agreement is the best and only agreement possible", a spokesperson says, as the EU seeks to reject a push by Johsnon to rewrite the Brexit deal. SOUNDBITE
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