this is bbc news. the eu and uk have finally reached a post—brexit trade deal after months of disagreement. both sides hailed it as success. deal after months of disagreement. both sides hailed it as successm was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides. lam very thing to do for both sides. i am very pleased to tell you this afternoon, that we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive ca nada — style £660 billion a year, a comprehensive ca nada—style free £660 billion a year, a comprehensive canada—style free trade deal, between the uk, and the eu. the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier said

the clock is no longer ticking, and expressed his leaf that a deal has been done. so, what does the expect deal mean for business, trade and travel? we will unpick the details for you. hello. welcome to bbc news. four—and—a—half years after britain volted to leave the eu a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. borisjohnson said britain achieved a £660 billion per year trade agreement which would protectjob, but the opposition labour party said the deal was thin, hello. welcome to bbc news. four—and—a—half years after britain volted to leave the eu after britain volted to leave the eu a post—brexit trade deal has finally been agreed. borisjohnson said britain achieved a £660 billion per year trade agreement which would protectjob, year trade agreement which would protect job, but the year trade agreement which would protectjob, but the opposition labour party said the deal was thin, and did not provided a "row tech hundred for financial services and worker, one of the main stumbling

blocks was fishing quota, under the plan, boris johnson said blocks was fishing quota, under the plan, borisjohnson said britain would eventually take full control of its waters, with its share of fishing rights rising over a five—and—a—half year period. the prime minister told a news conference at downing street that britain had taken back control of its laws and destiny. he said the deal was fantastic, and gave stability and certainty. in brussels, the president of the european commission ursula von der leyen said it was a fair and balanced deal. the 2,000 page document which has not yet been published has to be approved by the uk parliament next week. it has to be endorsed by members of the european parliament. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon said brexit was happening against scotland's will and no deal would make upfor scotland's will and no deal would make up for what brexit had taken away. here is our political editor, laura kuenssberg. here is our political editor, laura kuenssberg. time is finally up. a deal at last agreed that number ten believes will pull power back to this building from brussels. a vast trade and security agreement the prime minister and brexiteers promised. until a matter of hours ago, it wasn't guaranteed, but look, the optimist really did have

something to cheer. his ubiquitous thumbs up, achievement relief written all over his face. i am very pleased to tell you this afternoon we have completed the biggest trade deal yet, worth £660 billion a year, a comprehensive canada—style free trade deal between the uk and the eu. because although we have left the eu, this country will remain culturally, emotionally, historically strategically, geologically attached to europe. can you tell the public honestly, where did the uk give the most ground and where did the eu compromise the most, do you think? it would be fair to say that we wanted, we wanted to make sure, for instance, that we got access to, got complete control over our fisheries from the get go,

and that is to say we had annual negotiations on fisheries within the shortest possible delay. the eu began with, i think, wanting a transition period 01:14 years, we wanted three years, we have ended up at five years. i think that was a reasonable transition period. the tally of losses and wins may take years to settle. talks through the early hours in brussels sustained by pizza tangled over the specific quotas of different species of fish. but getting this far was never a question ofjust minor detail, but settling or smudging perhaps profound differences of view. so we have finally found an agreement. it was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it. it is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides.

what has been achieved, a truly vast trade deal, that will shape a vital relationship for a long time to come. the uk should be free of european law too, despite the warnings at the start. this is a landmark moment in the the country and the tory party's trouble relationship with the european union. and what has been avoided is potential disruption and political embarrassment of a failure to agree. but within some 2,000 pages of dense text in black and white there may be some hidden pain, and the scales that will balance the costs and opportunity of brexit may not be settled for many years to come. for the inhabitants of number ten this has been a long wait. boris johnson's tenure may be defined by what is grabbed and gained. and what slipped from grasp. but the prime minister's reputation is the least of it. the very nature of the country poised to change. laura kuenssberg, bbc news, westminster.

let us stay with some of the politic n the last hour the leader of the 0pposition labour party has welcomed the brexit deal but sir keir starmer said it could have been so much better. it is not the deal that the government promised. farfrom it. and there are serious questions about the government's preparedness for the new arrangements. as ever, leaving everything to the last minute, has made it even more difficult for businesses to be ready. a better deal could have been negotiated. the first minister of wales mark dra keford negotiated. the first minister of wales mark drakeford gave in reaction the deal. the welsh government has long argued that a deal was far preferable to no—deal, imean, in deal was far preferable to no—deal, i mean, in that sense we are glad to

see a deal struck today, but this is not the deal we were promised. i will still be a difficult deal for wales but it provides a platform to which we can return, to argue for improvements in the future. well, from wales to northern ireland, and the first minister arlene foster has been speaking about the agreement between britain and the eu. well we have always urged for a sensible deal to be done, mrly with the northern ireland protocol, it made it more easier if we had a sensible deal in place, clearly we will want to see the detail of the deal. particularly round security cooperation, of which of course is very important to us in the northern ireland, and things like that, but this is good news, and we should welcome it as such. we look forward to moving in the joint committee to make sure we have at least friction as we can possibly can.

let us talk to alberto costa. your reaction 20 what we have seen play out today? it is an enormous relief. i delighted the prime minister has achieved exactly what he promised, which was to get, get the united kingdom a holistic free trade agreement. let us not forget. this agreement. let us not forget. this agreement is worth £660 billion a year, to the whole of our united kingdom. scotland, england, wales and northern ireland. this is a huge achievement, that the prime minister has, had set for himself, his government and achieved. it is a great christmas present for the whole nation. people are delight wed have left the european union and will be leaving the transition period with a sensible deal in place that projects britain's destroys and allows britain to prosper in the world. how convinced are you it is a

good deal without seeing the text? look, i have been briefed only in the last couple of hours by the prime minister's team and other collea g u es prime minister's team and other colleagues in government, and what i can say from what i have seen, this isa can say from what i have seen, this is a really good deal. even down to for example in my profession in the legal profession, lawyers will continue to be able to work in the eu practising international law, so evenin eu practising international law, so even in services, i was listening to earlier, even in services it's a good deal. it ticks all the boxes, and we must not forget what this deal secures is that access we have wanted, that particular access to the single market, and it is on a zero tariff, zero quota basis. which is of course what was there all along, but we won't rehash what has gone before, the prime minister was saying in that news conference, we

will decide how and where we stimulate job, will decide how and where we stimulatejob, i will decide how and where we stimulate job, i mean will decide how and where we stimulatejob, i mean you have a lwa ys stimulatejob, i mean you have always had the power to do that, he was asked pretty simple questions though, would we be safe going forward , though, would we be safe going forward, would we be better off, what are the answers to those questions. the the answer is yes and yes. the people of the united kingdom voted in 2016 and there is no point rehashing those arguments. i accepted leave won the argument and fairingi i accepted leave won the argument and fairing i have done is to ensure that democracy had its say and it did. myjob is to scrutinise the deal and to ensure when i vote for the deeley be voting for that 660 billion. i think this is going to be really god news for the people of scotland, not withstanding what nicola sturgeon was saying earlier. let's not forget that the scottish

fishing industry was decimated in the 0s, what —— 70s, what boris johnson has achieved through deal is rereason shening that vital industry to coastal community, that is good news. we are about to talk to the fishing industry so we will see if they share that assessment. we will leave it there, but thank you for joining us on the programme, of all theissues joining us on the programme, of all the issues thrashed out in the brexit trade negotiation, that issue of fishing was of course the last one, the really difficult nut to crack, with that being the hurdle they were talking about, leaving the eu's common fishery‘s policy was touted as key element. barry dees is the national executive of the fishermen‘s organisation. so your assessment of the deal that has been reached? i think there will be a lot

of disappointed and frustrated fishermen across the country tonight. i think there was an expectation that the government would deliver in these negotiations quota shares that reflect the resources in uk water, and also a access arrangements that would protect our enshore fisheries, a 12 mile exclusive zone and on both of those they have fallen short. the quota shares are a step in the right direction, but a pretty small step, and... this is one of the key issues, we have seen them locked over this, over the last few week, we know what the government has said for months on this issue, it is almost totemic, do you feel let down, in terms of where they have

ended up? the industry will feel let down, the expectation was that we would have quotas that would be consistent with our new status as an independent coastal state. we have got very small step wise approach over five years, to something that is less than that, well less than that. the other very concerning element was that protection for our inshore fishery, our 12 mile limit, that was a red line for the uk. but eu fleets will be able to fish right up eu fleets will be able to fish right up to six miles of the beaches, so, for all of those reasons i think that there will be disappointment, and a degree of frustration within the industry, there are elements within the deal that are good, i mean, we both want, both sides will benefit from the free trade

elements, tariff free trade. and of course, that is where so much of the fish ends up, it is the key market for british fishermen, in terms of some of the detail, i don't know if you know the answer to this, but of course, british fishermen wanted catches, renegotiated after each year, we know they have mapped out five year, is it your understanding thatis five year, is it your understanding that is now set in stone, the five yea rs, that is now set in stone, the five years, 01’ that is now set in stone, the five years, or will there be an annual look at quotas and catches. there will be annual agreement but they will be annual agreement but they will only set the total awe lowable catch option the basis of scientific advice. they won't touch quota shares or access arrangements, they are fixed for five year, disappointed about that as well? yes, what we wanted was nothing extraordinary, just the same relationship that the eu has with norway, another independent coastal

state so annual negotiations, quotas that reflect the fish resources, access arrangements that are agreed as part of the annual negotiations, and, what we have got is something much less than that. of course, the eu have made this artificial linkage between trade and fish, because they have a relatively weak negotiating position on fish. when i think to some extent it has paid off. they would argue that uk wanted access to the free market to sell that he fish and that comes with it the insistence their side of the negotiations. just a final question. you know what the figures are in terms of gdp it is 0.02 fishing for the uk, it wasn't worth a no—deal,

in terms of sticking to those red lines was it? that is the judgment call the prime minister has made. i think we will hear echos of 1973 when fishing was considered expendable which set up this whole sorry trail, and left a oxy legacy that has lasted many years and came back with a vengeance in the referendum. so you put it in the context of being as bad as that, its sounds like you are effectively saying, i don't want to put word in your mouth, it sounds like you are saying you have been sold out?|j think there will be those, a spectrum of opinion in the industry, but there will be those who see this as selling out, because we were promised, and given assurances, that our quotas would be based on zone

attachment, that is to a scientific assessment of the resources in each other‘s waters. fishing finds itself in an unusual position, with high political priority. we felt this was our moment in the sun, really, and our moment in the sun, really, and our concern is that five years down the line will fishing still have the same kind of priority. so i think thatis same kind of priority. so i think that is why there will be disappoint. in the ports tonight. thank you come on so soon after deal was an rounded. very interesting some of the comments there, in terms of the perspective from the fishing industry here in the uk. turning to the european union, what they have been saying about the deal though. here is the man who led the negotiations over the years, michel barnier. the clock is no longer ticking.

after four years of, to preserve peace and stability on the island of ireland, to protect the citizens and the single market, to build a new partnership with the uk. thank you all thank you all. this is the work of so many women and men, here in the commission and the new leadership, madame the president, in particular the eu task force for brexit, and all the team, and in the member states, the council, the european parliament. i also pay tribute also to the eu—uk negotiating team and the chief negotiator david frost and his deputies. that was michel barnier, let us cross live to brussels and

speak to our correspondent kevin connolly. kevin, in terms of the reaction overall i was listening to the whole of that news conference, they are glad add glad they finally got a deal. relieved but there was almost a heavy heart from the top europeans we heard from. yes i think thatis europeans we heard from. yes i think that is right. you know, michel barnier is a pretty dry technocratic figure so when a man like that sta rts figure so when a man like that starts giving what sounds like a 0scars acceptance speech you know there is a sense of occasion in brussels, but the sense of occasion here is different to the sense of occasion in london. brexit is still a matter of regret in the european union, they didn't want the uk to 90, union, they didn't want the uk to go, they missed the uk, they have seen it as a challenge to be managed, with the minimum possible disruption to the european union. union. their goal has been to defend the intends integrity of their single market and to maintain their political unity under the pressure of negotiation. so they feel they

have achieved all of that, but ursula von der leyen, the president of the european commission, a remarkable linguist who speaks perfect english she quoted the beatles and shakespeare in saying goodbye to this phase of the british relationship and saying britain, of course, remains a trusted partner, an ally, a country with shared values and shared interests, so there is relief here, a sense that there is relief here, a sense that thejob has been done, that the process has been managed, but there is nojoy, no celebration, it has been seen as a bureaucratic task which has been successful ex cuted. it isa which has been successful ex cuted. it is a huge change, they acknowledge that, michel barnier said that in that news conference, we do though now have a trade deal, there won be tariffs, or quotas and many areas where they have both pledged cooperation moving forward. that is right. you have enormous

issues to discuss still, detail on security, detail on data standards, detail on financial service, very big issues remain, the outcome of brexit rather ironically i suppose from the british context might be that much more time and energy is spent in discussion with the european union than was the case when the uk was a member state, because there are still of course, unresolved issues and you might well have not yet seen the back of michel barnier, because there is quite a good chance he will be back to lead further negotiations if he can be persuaded to do so, but there is no doubt that for the moment, the really big problem has been avoided. that would have been the uk leaving with no—deal, and leaving no strategic framework behind, that would have created an absence of trust, they would have created a difficult atmosphere. this is a pretty much bear bones agreement but

it does big stuff on physical trading goods. that is what was important, that has been done. the rest of it will stretch, i think into the future but a big dole has been done, and it means whatever happens next is going to happen in a relatively constructive atmosphere, that wasn't something that could be taken for granted, and that is something that both sides can be consider an achievement. thank you. you bring me neatly to the next interview. let us speak to a former eu trade negotiator. your reflections on reaching this moment, this successful moment? given it is a, we are told, 2,000 page agreement, negotiated in nine month, against the backdrop of a covid—19 pandemic, i think that is pretty

impressive. if there is one thing that the prime minister could crow about actually, justifiably, it is that a lot of people said this deal couldn't be reached in this time frame and he should have extended the timescale. he didn't and he has been proved right. i think some of his words on the content maybe are not quite so accurate but certainly in terms of reaching this deal, a major achievement. the counter argument would be for months now we have been looked into looking at this ina have been looked into looking at this in a set way, what we now turn to is whether this deal is any good. to that will be the work of years now, to take the deal as it is, it isa now, to take the deal as it is, it is a framework as much as anything else, to seek to improve it, to make changes where its is not quite working, because this deal is all about a new way of trading with the eu. trade changes fundamentally with

the eu on january eu. trade changes fundamentally with the eu onjanuary 31st. we are not sure what that looks like, this deal eases that change a little bit, but the nature of that change is really fundamental, and the nature therefore of the new uk—eu relationship is changed completely, so, it is strange to judge the deal against a change we haven't yet experienced. i suppose that is why the eu were so set on talk about divergence, level playing field, getting a process, at least a structure so they know where to go if there is divergence, it is clear those rules have been set up, swift ta riffs if those rules have been set up, swift tariffs if there is divergence, we seem to get clarity about that crucial issue. what about trust. do you think that threat of breaking international law, did that damage trust, does it damage trust going forward , trust, does it damage trust going forward, did it delay this deal, do you think? i don't think it delayed the deal. i think there was a bit of

a hit to trust but i think the uk government perhaps recognised it wasn't the most sensible of moves, perhaps done in haste. think one of the strong points of the deal is that it provides a framework for discussion that maybe some of the wilder idea we could thrive without a deal we the eu have been consigned to history, and that is probably a good thing. we really do need a deal for a trade relationship of this size. now we have that and now can start to build a trusting relationship. we have to leave it there, because we are coming to the end of the programme, just before we 90, end of the programme, just before we go, iwant end of the programme, just before we go, i want to put on the screen, the picture that borisjohnson tweeted earlier, arms aloft, saying the deal is done. the deal was done, between the uk and eu, at1.44 is done. the deal was done, between the uk and eu, at 1.41; london time, so the deal is done, we will have more analysis on the bbc, so do stay

with us. bye for now. the skies are clearing across most of the uk. a starry frosty night ahead. and that means that first thing in the morning, there is going to be a widespread frost on the ground. in fact, for england, it could end up being the coldest christmas day in ten years or so. you can see the gap in the clouds there across the uk during the course of christmas eve, but that massive cloud in the north atlantic, that is a storm. it's brewing, heading in ourdirection, and it will arrive later on boxing day, but in the short term, it's quiet on the weather front, just in time for christmas. so, here is the forecast through the early hours. you can see hardly a cloud in the sky,

across most of the uk come the northwest year however, the weather is ever ever so slowly turning. frost free around western isles and parts of northern ireland, down to minus six degrees across parts of england and wales and also southern and eastern scotland. so, here is friday, christmas day itself, you can see a lot of fine, bright, sunny weather and places. temperatures 11—5 , but that weather is turning in the western aisles and northern ireland, a hint of things to come, so make the most of christmas day, walk off that christmas dinner, because by the time we get to boxing day, storm bella will be knocking on the door. it's a large storm. the weather in the morning will deteriorate in the northwest of the country. the rain will sweep in from of the winds were fresh and, in fact, the winds will start to strengthen across many western areas of the uk.

now, this is a snapshot of the afternoon, probably not too bad in the south and southeast, but later in the evening, the winds really will ramp up. in fact, it's prompted the met office to issue an amber warning for the severe gales, gusts of wind 70—80 mph, damaging, also damaging across other parts of england and wales, so a wild saturday night on the way as this large storm sweeps across the country, notjust the wind, but also the heavy rain you can see moving into southern parts of the uk early hours of sunday morning. and then sunday itself, we are right in the centre of that storm, so that means that the winds will die down. there will be some showers around, but we can expect some sunny spells on sunday itself, and it's going to be chilly. merry christmas.

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the european union and united kingdom have announced that a post—brexit trade deal has been agreed. the european commission president ursula von der leyen described it as a "good, fair and balanced deal". prime minister borisjohnson said the uk has "completed the biggest trade deal yet", adding, "we have taken back control of our money, borders, laws, trade and our fishing waters". the eu's chief negotiator, michel barnier, said the clock is no longer ticking, and expressed his relief that a deal has been agreed. lord david frost, who has been leading the uk team, says he is "pleased and proud" in their efforts to secure an "excellent deal". next, a look back on the year in politics with leila nathoo. was our main headlines here on bbc world news. —— those are our main headlines. next, a look back on the year in politics with leila nathoo.