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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
Boris Johnson signs the post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal inside No. 10 Downing Street, saying the document signals 'a new beginning, and I think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship between the UK and our friends and partners in the European Union'. 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
People demonstrate outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster as Boris Johnson's Brexit deal is about to face two crucial parliamentary votes that could decide if the British Prime minister still has a reasonable shot at securing his EU divorce by next week's deadline. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Theresa May leaves 10 Downing street for parliament to take Prime Minister's questions for the last time. IMAGES
The European Union's chief negotiator Michel Barnier warns that Britain crashing out of the bloc without an orderly withdrawal agreement next week is "day after day more likely". SOUNDBITE