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British Prime minister Boris Johnson talks up the potential benefits for the UK of the last-gasp post-Brexit trade deal, secured with the EU after months of negotiation. SOUNDBITE
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
Prime Minister Boris Johnson says Britain is ready to walk away from post-Brexit trade talks with a "no-deal" unless the European Union shifted its position. SOUNDBITE
British Brexit secretary Dominic Raab says he is not expecting a no-deal outcome with the EU on Brexit, as the British government publishes advice on how a potential collapse of negotiations would affect the economy. SOUNDBITE
Leader of Conservative Party Theresa May spoke outside the Houses of Parliament in London, Wednesday, as she became the UK’s Prime Minister. May became the presumptive leader of the Tory Party after her final rival for the leadership, Andrea Leadsom, backed by many of the Eurosceptic MPs, withdrew from the leadership race on Monday. May was first elected as Member of Parliament of Maidenhead in 1997 and the UK's Home Secretary in 2010. She became Britain’s second female prime minister after Margaret Thatcher.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron spoke to the press outside 10 Downing Street, on Wednesday, before departing for Buckingham Palace to submit his resignation to Queen Elizabeth II. Leader of Conservative Party Theresa May is set to replace him to become the UK’s Prime Minister. During his speech, Cameron expressed confidence in the soon-to-be PM.