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London, Dec 9 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Andy Rain) The President of the European Commission (EC), Ursula von der Leyen, and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, are preparing the face-to-face meeting that they will hold on Wednesday afternoon in Brussels, a key appointment for the negotiation on the relationship between London and the Twenty-seven after Brexit.FOOTAGE OF THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT.
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