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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
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announces deal with European Union to overhaul Northern Ireland Brexit protocol."Today's agreement delivers smooth flowing trade within the whole United Kingdom, protects Northern Ireland's place in our union and safeguards sovereignty for the people of Northern Ireland," he says. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meet in Windsor, to conclude more than a year of negotiations over the "Northern Ireland Protocol". IMAGES
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak hailed "positive" talks on potential changes to Northern Ireland's post-Brexit trading rules, but says there is "more work to do" in reaching agreement with the EU. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson hails a global accord to speed up action against climate change as "truly historic" and "the beginning of the end for coal power". But he said his "delight at this progress" at the UN COP26 summit in Glasgow was "tinged with disappointment" because of a failure to secure the agreement of all countries to phase out hydrocarbons. SOUNDBITE