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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 avoids a major defeat after MPs reject a plan that would have given parliament a veto over the final Brexit deal -- but only after making concessions. IMAGES
The United States hails the EU-British deal to regulate trade rules for Northern Ireland as a chance to "improve the prosperity" across the region, John Kirby, National Security Council spokesman, tells reporters. The deal will "open up all kinds of avenues for trade that were somewhat at risk," Kirby adds. SOUNDBITE
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
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.
After 47 years of tumultuous relations between London and Europe, the British flag is removed from the European Parliament in Strasbourg. IMAGES