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Images of the Palace of Westminster in London as Britain ends an 11-month transition period and has definitively left the European Union. IMAGES
Lorries disembark a train at the Eurotunnel in Folkestone as Brexit nears completion. The UK's tortuous departure from the European Union takes full effect when Big Ben strikes 11:00 pm (2300 GMT) in central London, just as most of the European mainland ushers in 2021 at midnight. IMAGES
Calais (France), Dec 3 (EFE / EPA), (Camera: Christophe Petit-Tesson).- French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin attended a presentation on preparations ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period on December 31, 2020, in the port of Calais, France. FOOTAGE OF THE CALAIS FERRY PORT ON THURSDAY.
The EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier warns that there are "disagreements" on concluding a post-divorce transition deal after Britain leaves the bloc and that a deal is not guaranteed. SOUNDBITE
Britain's chief Brexit negotiator David Davis says any deal with the European Union cannot create a new border inside the United Kingdom. SOUNDBITE
Ireland's parliament votes in favour of Simon Harris as the country's new prime minister, replacing Leo Varadkar after he abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Harris, 37, will become Ireland's youngest ever prime minister when he is formally installed in the role at a meeting with President Michael D. Higgins. IMAGES