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Brexit briefing: How long until the end of the transition period?
Boris Johnson has said his Brexit deal means the UK will be “the best friend and ally the EU could have”.
Parliament will be recalled to give its ruling on the trade agreement on Wednesday, more than four years after the matter was put to the public in 2016.
The EU (Future Relationship) Bill is expected to clear the Commons with support of the Conservatives and the majority of Labour MPs, although it has faces opposition by the SNP, the DUP, Plaid Cymru, the SDLP, Alliance and the Liberal Democrats.
Climate crisis: Ed Miliband calls for ‘biggest mobilisation ever’ to make 2021 a year of hope
In non-Brexit related news, Ed Miliband has called on the people of Britain to deliver “the biggest climate mobilisation we have ever seen” to make 2021 “a year of hope” for the future of the world.
Speaking to The Independent’s political editor, Andrew Woodcock, the Labour frontbencher said now was the time for ordinary Britons to send a loud message to Boris Johnson about the need for a sufficiently ambitious agreement to keep warming below 2C.
Samuel Osborne30 December 2020 09:13
Top EU officials formally sign post-Brexit trade deal
The European Union’s top officials have formally signed the post-Brexit trade deal with the UK.
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Charles Michel put pen to paper this morning during a brief signature ceremony in Brussels.
The documents will now be flown across the Channel to London in an RAF plane for Boris Johnson to sign, before Parliament debates the agreement.
The agreement needs the approval of Britain’s Parliament and the EU’s legislature, which is not expected to take up the deal for weeks.
Samuel Osborne30 December 2020 08:46
What is the schedule for today’s vote?
MPs have been recalled to Parliament to vote on the EU (Future Relationship) Bill today.
A Commons debate will start at around 9.30am, with a vote expected in the early afternoon.
Following proceedings in the Commons, the legislation will be debated by peers in the House of Lords, with a vote expected after 10pm, with Royal Assent to follow afterwards if it is passed.
Approval is also expected to be given to enable virtual participation for debates and proceedings on the Bill.
Samuel Osborne30 December 2020 08:28
Deal means UK will be ‘best friend and ally EU could have,’ Johnson says
Boris Johnson has said his deal means the UK will be “the best friend and ally the EU could have”, whilst fulfilling the “sovereign wish” of the British people to live under their own laws.
In a Commons speech, he will tell MPs: “The central purpose of the Bill is to accomplish something which the British people always knew in their hearts could be done, but which we were told was impossible.
“Namely that we could trade and cooperate with our European neighbours on the closest terms of friendship and goodwill, whilst retaining sovereign control of our laws and our national destiny.”
Samuel Osborne30 December 2020 08:08
MPs recalled to Parliament to vote on Brexit deal
Parliament has been recalled to vote on Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal today.
The prime minister claimed the UK will “open a new chapter in our national story”, with the EU (Future Relationship) Bill expected to clear the Commons with the backing of the Conservatives and the majority of Labour MPs.
However, the SNP, the DUP, Plaid Cymru, the SDLP, Alliance and the Liberal Democrats have all indicated they will not vote for it.
Samuel Osborne30 December 2020 07:57
Good morning and welcome to the latest Brexit updates as MPs prepare to vote on Boris Johnson’s deal with the EU.
Samuel Osborne30 December 2020 07:48
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