e.u. u.k. relationship after britain left the bloc almost one year ago also coming up we take a look at the e.u. food exporters who are particularly anxious for both sides to strike a deal and online retail sales have been surging in the 10 demick so have to parcel deliveries and we want to see what exactly goes. on for school welcome to the program a bumper delivery of pizza helped fuel. negotiators through a night of talks and now britain and the e.u. are close to agreeing to a post bragg's it trade deal according to multiple media sources an announcement could come as soon as this morning the pound leapt on the news as britain appears close to avoiding a damaging no deal brags that after 9 months of turbulent negotiations officials goes and talks that an agreement has been found on the main sticking points fair competition and fishing rights. meanwhile the u. food exporters all watching nervously as the braggs a deadline approaches this would be the time to rush through as much of their produce as they can to the u.k. right now that just isn't possible. several 1000 a trucks are backed up in

e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair. it feels really good to live in an independent country again i didn't go for a break say i have really tried to not be part of europe any more alarm going off if we got a deal further going mad and what would you obviously have come to read between right and. david hardaker deaf or no deal fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets and british waters giving up on the 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare travellers will no longer roam freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and u.k. students will be cut off from a

e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend. your ally your support or and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market. on the streets of london there was relief at the end of the ordeal. i think it's brilliant it was a mistake to try to come off the union in the 1st place but that was what most people decided and we've done it and we just got to get on with it and make it as profitable for ourselves as possible it seems to me that it was probably deliberately left to the last minute so it could not be properly considered before put into law so that tells me there's something fishy in their fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets in british waters giving up only 25 percent of their catch closures. british exporters faced new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare. travellers will no longer roam freely

e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new and a certainty in what is sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend you out on. your support or and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair. it feels really good to live in an independent country again i didn't go for a break say i have really tried to not be fired you know putting more people on go out if we got a deal for the government and what would you obviously have come to read between. a daily call to her no deal fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets and british waters giving up on the 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare travellers will no longer run freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and u.k. students will be cut off from

e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let you be forgotten your number one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair it feels really good to live in an independent country again and then go for a break say i have really tried to not be part of europe anymore full of go i think we've got to be going to i don't know what with you obviously have kept it real with you right. dave is obviously deaf or no deal fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets and british waters giving up only 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare travellers will no longer roam freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and u.k. street ins will be cut off from a

u.k. prime minister boris johnson thinks the agreement just hours after it gets the necessary signatures from e.u. leaders the accord seals the u.k.'s new relationship with the e.u. and goes into force on new year's day also on the program. argentina becomes the 1st major country in latin america to legalize abortion it's a landmark decision for pro-choice activists and comes despite strong opposition from the catholic church. and the european union and china seal its business investment deal after 7 years of talks both sides hope to take advantage of new investment opportunity. and a grim new reality for germany officials report more than a 1000 cold 19 deaths on a single day the highest toll since the pandemic again. a 1000000 blue cross welcome to the program. it's been months even years in the making many doubted whether they would even ever be in agreement but british prime minister borsch onsen has signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the e.u. as top officials put their signatures on the accord earlier in brussels it lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. and g

e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you will not the one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair it feels really good to live in an independent country again and then go for a break said i have really tried to not be part of your petty boy full of good life if we're going to be going to bed and walk with you obviously haven't had a chance to reach the right. of david hall to deaf or no deal fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets and british waters giving up on the 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare travellers will no longer roam freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and u.k. students will be cut

e.u. u.k. relationship i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you were not the one market reactions to the new deal have varied from relief to despair it feels really good to live in an independent country again i didn't put the brakes a i have really guides to not be part of you to put it more well i'm delighted we've got to be. met in what we view of history have come to read between the great . david. fishing rights had been one of the slipperiest subjects the final deal left the u.k. fishing industry disappointed european boats will still drop nets in british waters giving up only 25 percent of their catch quotas british exporters face new bureaucratic burdens with business groups saying they have little time to prepare. travelers will no longer roam freely facing the hassle of applying for visas and residency rights after 90 days across the channel and hugh case treatments will be cut off from a year's university exchang

u.k. prime minister boris johnson thinks the agreement just hours after it gets the necessary signatures from e.u. leaders the accord seals the u.k.'s new relationship with the e.u. and goes into force on new year's day. also on the program a large explosion that even international airport leaves more than 20 dead and dozens wounded the likely target is a plane carrying members of yemen's newly formed unity government. and the european union and china still in business investment deal after 7 years of tums both sides hope to take advantage of new investment opportunities. i'm way include croft welcome to the program it's been months indeed years in the making in many doubted whether there would even be an agreement but british prime minister boris johnson has signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the e.u.'s top officials earlier put their signatures to the accord and brussels it lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. and goes into force on new year's day. you could get the impression the british prime minister just wanted to sign it as quickly as possible. after putti

u.k. prime minister borscht job since risks the agreement just hours after it gets the necessary signatures from the e.u. leaders accord seals the u.k.'s new relationship with the e.u. goes into force a new year's day. also on the program a grim new record for germany officials report more than a 1000 cope with 19 deaths in a single day highest toll since the 10 democrats forget. that a large explosion at even international airport leaves more than 20 dead and dozens more wounded the likely target is a plane carrying members of yemen's newly formed unity government. i'm way of welcome to the program. it's been months indeed years in the making and many doubted whether there would even be an agreement at all but just a short while ago british prime minister boris johnson signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the use top officials earlier put their signatures on the 1200 page agreement in brussels the deal which was announced on christmas eve lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. following their divorce earlier this year the agreement is due to go into effect on new year'

u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for as 0 tariff 0 quota relationship covers everything from energy to fishing the e.u. want protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave this country no longer bound by the rules i think this deal means a new stability.

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u.k. prime minister boris johnson thinks the agreement just hours after it gets the necessary signatures from e.u. leaders the accord seals the u.k.'s new relationship with the e.u. . and goes into force on new year's day. also on the program a large explosion that even its national airport leaves more than 20 dead and dozens wounded the likely target is a plane carrying members of yemen's newly formed unity government.

e.u. parliament can formally ratify the deal for the parliament will vote on the agreement one day before the deadline. well the trade deal has ended years of uncertainty and will define the u.k.'s relationship with the e.u. 3 decades to come or a chance it finds this means that the u.k. has voted to leave the european union. finally breaks it is 4 and a half years after the referendum almost at the end of the 11 month transition period . the u.k. and the e.u. argued negotiated compromised and cajoled but they've done what many feared they couldn't and agreed to a future trading relationship. it's a moment of reflection for the european commission president. at the end of a successful negotiations journey i normally feel joy. but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief for the u.k.'s prime minister it's a political success that caps a year which gave him very few of them. there will be no palisade of terrorists on january the 1st and they'll be no non-tariff barriers to trade and instead there will be a giant free trade zone of which we will once be a member and at the same time be able to do our own free trade deals one area of disputes that seem compromises fishing

u.k. prime minister boris johnson thinks the agreement just hours after it gets the necessary signatures from e.u. leaders the accord seals the u.k.'s new relationship with the e.u. and goes into force on new year's day. also on the program a large explosion that even international airport leaves more than 20 dead and dozens of wounded a likely target is a plane carrying members of yemen's newly formed unity government. the european union and china still in business investment deal after 7 years of tomes both sides hope to take advantage of new investment opportunities. and way of blue croft welcome to the program it's been months indeed years in the making in many doubted whether there would even be an agreement but british prime minister boris johnson has signed off on the brics a trade deal between the european union and the united kingdom the e used top officials earlier put their signatures to the accord and brussels it lays out the terms of the new relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. and goes into force a new year's day. if you could get the impression the british prime minister just wanted to sign it as quickly as possible. after putti

e.u.'s future relationship with the u.k. negotiators are trying to resolve differences over issues including fishing rights and fair competition for business britain leaves the e.u.'s single market in just over 2 weeks. the prime minister of s. one seanie has died after contracting covert 19 that's according to the government there the 52 year old embryos. announced in november that he had tested positive for the corona virus but was feeling well he was later hospitalized in neighboring south africa the army had been prime minister of the country formerly known as swazi land since 2018 the u.s. has removed sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism terrorism opening of the african nation up to financial assistance that could help its struggling economy washington placed tough sanctions on sudan in 1993 claiming that president omar al bashir was harboring militant groups including alcott. anxiety and anger in nigeria tonight 3 days after gunmen kidnapped hundreds of boys from a school in the northern part of the countr

u.k. prime minister boris johnson thinks the agreement just hours after it gets the necessary signatures from e.u. leaders the accord seals the u.k.'s new relationshipwith the e.u. and goes into force on new year's day also on the program.

u.k. government. thethey go with the view to swiss-e.u. relationship, where there is a dynamic dialogue. it actually the relationship the u.k. will have to have with the european union? they are too interrelated. you are absolutely right, it will move into the future. what you are looking at as an investor is to it avoid a hard that means that what the u.k. wants to do is largely to achieve similar sorts of things on climate change, industrial policy, the european union. from where you sit, can mr. macron tell finland what to do? certainly macron can -- what we have seen with mr. theon is he likes invoking -- whether he will follow through, however, and derail the e.u. budget process or the brexit, given the pain that that would reverse engineering to the french economy, i think it is more bluster than a statement of intent. francine: going back to the deal that we could or could not see over the weekend, when the french this week said they could veto if it was not the right deal, was that to increase pressure? i don't think it has changed much from what they had said in the past. how si

u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for as 0 tariff 0 quota relationship covers everything from energy to fishing the e.u. want protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave his country no longer bound by the rules i think this deal means a new stability and a new uncertainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend you our ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe. are the headlines this hour 2 new strains of the coronavirus have emerged in africa with separate mutations recorded in nigeria and south africa a new variant in south africa is believed to be more infectious contributing to experts of called an alarming rate of spread countries total number of cases is rapidly approaching $1000000.00. thousa

sticking points on fisheries and competition rules when it comes treforge this fu relationship between the u.k. and e.umains. so they are going to try to see hey can make progress person by meeting over dinner. the content of what they are going talk about will b the same. those issues have been the same for a number of weeks now. i suppose iart of the final push. it is a final push because by tomorrow it will be three weeks and one day before the transion period ends, when they would revert to the wto rules if a trade deal is not f ached. >> onee stumbling blocks has been removed, the u.k. and e.u. have issues related todr te wial agreement dictating the terms of the departure from the european union. the st remaining issue has been addressed. the u.k. has removed clauses from legislation that would have overridden pts of that agreement which it had signed. it says it is not going to do that. the cabinet minter says the threat of doing it was worth making. >>eded to make sure we did not secure the agreement withe ommission on these important questions, we reserve safeguard t united kingdom. that was o

in just a moment 1st we're going to take a look at what is next for the trading relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. daniel winton from business has been looking into. the deal is done a crisis of it's a relief for both sides after roll half of the u.k.'s trade is with its european neighbors and the u.k. is that you use 3rd largest trading partner the talks were painful but the alternative was worse pushing the begrudging neighbors closer together never has the european union offered to so much to a so-called 3rd country the u.k. has enhanced its decision making at home but still has access to the e.u. market whereas the e.u. has kept a key customer for billions of euros of goods selling british wares freely in the e.u. as marketplace's the 1st big step but britain still has a monumental task ahead of it before brics and britain had access to scores of deals now it's on a shopping spree buttering with partners to snap up trade pacts weld wind. the u.k. has already signed up $59.00 countries to continue trading under the same conditions as with the e.u. plus a fresh deal with japan that's $220000000

u.k.'s new relationship with the e.u. and goes into force on new year's day. also coming up a grim new record for germany officials report more than a 1000 deaths in a single day the highest toll since the 10 demick began.

u.k. parliament has overwhelmingly approved its new trade deal with the european union the british primly and prime minister has called it the start of a wonderful relationship with the e.u. . a new u.k. e.u. trade deal doesn't include gibraltar spain's foreign minister is warning of a possible hard drugs that for the british territory if there's no agreement by later on thursday to both allies next to spain it could face border delays as tiresome travel restrictions kick in on january 1st coming up next analogise you know it's inside story about. on the move again bangladesh relocates hundreds of road to a remote island despite protests from human rights groups and their safety be guaranteed and why is there still no permanent solution to the refugee crisis this is inside story. hello and welcome to the program. 3 years ago nearly a 1000000 rohingya escaped to bangladesh when me and more us military launched what the un called a textbook case of ethnic cleansing many sought shelter in the world's largest refugee camp at cox's bizarre now their lives are being uprooted again bangladesh is government has moved a 2nd group of nearly 2000 to a remote island rights groups a

relationship between the u.k. and the european union relationship that he promised would continue and so i say again directly to our e.u. friends and partners i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten your number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe not least of course through the 4000000 in you nationals who have requested to settle in the u.k. over the past 4 years and to make an enormous contribution to our country and to our lives. well the new treaty comes into effect on the 1st of january means there will be no tariffs on trade between britain and its biggest trading partner the european union fishing rights emerged as one of the last barriers to a deal the a use agreed to give up a quarter of the fish it catches in british waters as to be no hard border between ireland and northern ireland which is part of the u.k. this had been a

u.k. and the e.u. will end a reminder that this relationship is going to be very different and what happens in the next couple of days after the quick christmas break is that this agreement will go to the european capitals for approval by member states there is not enough time for the european parliament to ratify this deal so what the commission is suggesting is that it's going to be a provisional implementation until the 28th of february and by that time it's hoped that the e.u. parliament can officially approved debate and approve this deal with the u.k. one of the most important principles of the e.u. wanted to maintain was a level playing field after the u.k. leaves the orbit the the and so that the u.k. can maintain tariff free access for its goods the e.u. says there is a mechanism in this agreement to make sure that the level playing field is maintained and the britain doesn't have some competitive advantage over the e.u. in future ok but it's not there costs the e.u. side of things from paris. well joining us now from the hague is a jaroslaw rick he is an assessor assistant professor of intern

u.k. and e.u. would work out their future relationship, particularly trade, but other things as well. a bit like you have asked your kids about their homework, and they have left itto the very l minute to hand it in, and that is a situation we find ourselves in.extruder narrowly t -- extraordinarily, we still don't know what the future relationship will be. katty: and what would be the big difference for the people of b e u.k.ween having some kind of a deal that they might reach this week, and not having any deal? rob: that is a very good question there is this bread-and-butter kind of answer. so if you ok at the hard economics of it, it will be much more disruptive to have a new deal. there may be shortages of certain items in some of the shots. all of the independent forecasting suggests whilefo any of brexit will be damaging, more damaging than the covid, pandem a new deal brexit would be even more damaging. tink there is something else which is a bit less tangible. and that is, imagine this, imagine this everybody watching this, if there is no deal, there is a good chance the u.k.

u.k. and the e.u. can continue to talk and develop their relationship. there will be no return to the u.k. joining the european union in the next three decades at least, if that even happens, but it provides a skeleton that the two can work around and ensure that there is minimal disruption. tariff u.k., it means free access, meaningful break from the european courts, big control over the u.k.'s new immigration system. in terms of the elusive concept of national sovereignty, it means that the more directly a accountable, transparent democracy. for the brexiteers, today is incredibly important. lisa: what are the big question still to be determined? tom: the big questions will be around things like financial services, like ongoing relationship beyond the provisions that have been set up in the thin deal around things to do with different sections of the economy and how they are going to be inspirations over the longer term. we have a big question mark over what we mean by global britain. boris johnson will talk about the need for the u.k. to be signing as many trade deals with non-e.u. powe

plank of the good friday peace accords and on the future diplomatic and political relationship between the e.u. and the u.k. and whether they can carry on being friends with each other so a lot of fighting in this certainly. france britain and germany have criticized iran's plans to expand its uranium enrichment capability to iran announced that it intends to install additional centrifuges and wants to pass laws that could develop its nuclear program the 3 states have urged iran to cancel the plans and return to the negotiating table well iran's foreign ministry says it's welcoming the progress made by all parties in solving the gulf crisis that's days after saudi arabia's foreign minister said all involved are on board to find a solution saudi arabia the u.a.e. but here in an egypt imposed a land air and sea blockade on qatar in 2017 among their demands was for it to downgrade relations with iran so ron however says its relations with qatar will not be affected. so we explicitly welcome solving tensions in the persian gulf us the foreign minister said in the framework of the policy of good will we welcome

u.k. have agreed to a trade deal the agreement of pres era tariffs in 0 question relationship covers everything from energy to fisheries the e.u. one protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the european court of justice i think this deal means a new stability and a new certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend your ally your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you are not the one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe at the end of a successful negotiations journey i know many feel joy but today i only feel quite satisfaction and frankly speaking relief. i know this is a difficult day for some and to our friends in the united kingdom i want to say parting is such sweet sorrow. south korea has recorded its biggest daily increase in corona virus infections since the start of this pandemic and reported more than 1200 new cases and that includes a large outbreak at a prison in seoul the country rolled o

u.k. to remain in the e.u. with a similar relationship to before and of course those so-called hard pricks it is who may be feeling this evening on the evening before christmas that their their government has maps capitulated to the youth people like the european research group d.r.g. within the conservative party backbench heartbreaks it is you perhaps feel that there will be a leadership challenge in the new year as it stands how it works johnson will be feeling much more secure that this deal makes his position stronger as he goes forward under u.k. finally leaves the european union with a new relationship thanks for taking us through what's been a big day in london a sally live on the program a political commentator on ses the u.k.'s withdrawal could pave the way now for other nations to break away from the. you know when there is a deal of 2000 pages you can have. with these are going to read it in detail so maybe the translators but you know you can't really comment on the reading is that they knew it is indeed that johnson is more

u.k., but it's going to hurt the e.u. as well. there's always going to be local elections which will matter a lot, especially in france, next year, so -- and what kind of relationshipwant with the u.k. going forward? they had clearly not succeeded in keeping them in the internal market, very close in their economic orbit, but at the same time, they signaled they are willing to use their economic weight to put pressure on the divergeernment cannot very significantly from the existing rules because that's basically what the deal is, namely, the agreement by the vergehat the u.k. can be whatever it wants and also the acceptance by the u.k. government that if the u.k. diverges, then the e.u. will have the right to impose barriers, tariffs, and other retaliatory measures for access to the internal market. but ultimately, you know, the e.u. used this as a damage mitigation exercise, and they have avoided a no-deal, but that does not mean they like the deal that they have. kierkegaard, senior fellow, thank you so much for joining us. let's check in for you on the performance of the japanese airlines on that he can't them moment. we have japan airlines and ana both falling

u.k.'s relationship with the e.u. is changing. freedom of movement will no longer apply in 2021.need six months on your passport and only be able to stay for 90 out of 180 days. want to live and work? the withdrawal agreement protects the rights of those already abroad. in the new year, there will be new costs and residency requirements. goods trade will see more friction. there will be new customs declarations, special certificates to move food, animals, and plants, and you will need the right paperwork to even get close to some ports. the u.k. is giving importers a six-month grace period but the e.u. is not following suit. a lot remains unclear. the city of london is set to lose its automatic right to sell into the e.u. granted broad equivalents, but europe has been narrower, granting just temporary equivalents for u.k. clearing and it is in no hurry with other financial services. that was the voice of anna edwards. the reality of what the brexit deal really means for people living in the united kingdom. the deal is over the line and it's been four years of wrangling between br

u.k.'s relationship with the e.u. if that would come to pass.we get a deal and that does seem to be the base case for many of the guests we talk to, we are still facing a big shift in the way the u.k. trains with its closest trading partner. asre will still be friction we get closer to the end of the year. manus: absolutely. we will talk to this more. the narrative was around. how do you jump the rubicon as a level playing field? they don't want tariffs coming back to bite them. let's talk about markets. we have a couple of narratives. v-day fory -- is a fiscaland f-day for stimulus. overwriting notes from j.p. morgan and the likes talking about a rally in equities. 20% rally from where i am sitting. london is flat. roll it up and you have a look at the currency markets. sterling is bid. volatility is ratcheting to levels we have not seen in quite a while. the same amount of money to hedge yourself as that fateful day we were together. the oil market, up 1%, and great op-ed this morning. illusions of grandeur in the oil market as the vaccine doe

u.k. and the e.u. economies and a deal could potentially cushion the followed of. the u.k. exit ing this this relationship so to say but this is going to via a rough framework on the future relationship it's going to there's can still going to be a lot of work has to be done on both sides as in every relationship but it's going to produce most likely more winners than losers well it's uming as we do it that a deal is going to be announced shortly one of the next steps in the process right so that's for the for the e.u. council to decide i'm their meeting would have to be called for a representatives of the member states and they would then sign off on a provisionary deal provision or because there is not enough time left to properly ratify this the next step would be that at the end of the in the beginning of next year the u. parliament would properly scrutinize the deal and would finally go back to the you counsel to sign off on it but starting january 1st provisionary deal or at least parts of it it depends on the complexity of this deal would be in place or idea of these banks and of speaking to us fro

e.u. and the u.k. to reach agreement on the post trade relationship the transition phase smoothing britain's departure from the european union and the end of this year in less than 4 weeks there's no sign of the 2 sides reaching agreement on what happens after that but the talks are continuing and both sides say they're committed to finding a deal i don't intend to make any prediction our position is clear we want to do and that's why we we have streit this is the very beginning to be a loyal partner in the framework of this difficult but important that the decision . we already all the possible options we what we want to did not at any just of the people talk about fisheries or issues around level playing field you forgive me for the particularly since we're at such a sensitive time this discussion i'm not going into the the precise details of those discussions but you know we are at a critical phase. just to see how you could get a fishery on a level playing field they wus a brussels correspondent matters in speaking with a european parliament former coordinator gave a hofstadter and asked him wheth

e.u. and the u.k. to reach agreement on their post trade relationship the transition phase smoothing britain's departure from the european union ends at the end of this year and less than 4 weeks there's no sign of the 2 sides reaching agreement on what happens after that but the talks are continuing and both sides say they're committed to finding a deal i don't intend to make any prediction our position is clear we want to do and that's why we we have strides since the very beginning to be a loyal partner in the framework of this difficult with important literacy shouldn't. we already all the possible options we what we want to do not attend it just kind of see people talk about fisheries or issues around level playing field you forgive me for but particularly since we're at such a sensitive time there's discussion i'm not going in to the precise details of those discussions but you know we are at a critical phase. just to see how you could get officially on a level playing field w.'s a brussels correspondent. been speaking with a european parliament former bret's and coordinator gave a hofstadter and

u.k. to remain in the e.u. or in the similar relationship to before and of course those so-called hard pricks it is who may be feeling this evening on the evening before christmas starts. their government has bab's capitulated to the people like the european research group the g.b. did in the conservative party backbench heartbreaks it is you perhaps feel that there will be a leadership challenge in the new year as it stands however boris johnson will be feeling much more secure that this deal makes his position stronger as he goes forward and the u.k. finally leaves the european union with a new relationship. there are taylor join me in the studio to discuss whether they brag adventure is not fully done and thus the. this is been such a long road britons voted to leave the european bloc back in 2016 ever since and they've been patiently waiting to see what kind of threats that they've got a sigh of relief for many they got one with a deal of course we all know it's been a roller coaster to get here to campaign for bracks it said it's going to be plain sailing it's a piece of cake one politician said this is somethin

u.k. and the e.u. are still struggling to reach an agreement on their future trading relationship well more on that shortly but 1st let's start in the u.k. with paul brennan who's in dover on the southeastern coast of england he has more on what's being done to ease the congestion of freight trucks stuck at the border. well i'm still here at the gates of the port of terror where police and security are letting some trucks through you can see this truck behind me but most are being turned away the ones that are going to marry are ones i'm told that have unaccompanied freight on them so the drivers will take those trailers in believe the trailers inside and they'll be taken on to a ship and transported away to be picked up by another drive on the other side it will be the same drive about crosses the channel and on that way and that on that basis they get around the restrictions that the french have imposed that said that what we've seen this morning is massive backlog of trucks and lorries all around the kent area the government issued some statistics this morning talking about some 650 lorries popped up on

u.k. and the e.u. will and a reminder that this relationship is going to be very different and what happens in the next couple of days after the quick christmas break is that this green will go to the european capitals for approval by member states there is not enough time for the european parliament to ratify this deal so what the commission is suggesting is that it's going to be provisional implementation until the 28th of february and by that time it's hoped that the e.u. parliament can officially approved debate and approve this deal with the u.k. one of the most important principles of the e.u. wanted to maintain was a level playing field after the u.k. leaves the orbit the the and so that the u.k. can maintain a tariff free access for its goods the e.u. says there is a mechanism in this agreement to make sure that the level playing field is maintained and the britain doesn't have some competitive advantage over the e.u. in future 3 countries in latin america are now in the early stages of mass vaccination programs and intensive care nurse received the 1st approved dose in mexico well argentina i

u.k. of clinched a trade deal. 0 tariff 0 closer relationship covers everything from energy to it became the crucial issue of pish the e.u. want protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. avoided a future role for the year in course of justice. under all the top story this hour 2 new strains of the coronavirus have emerged in africa with separate mutations recorded in nigeria and south africa the variant in south africa is believed to be more infectious contributing to the expose of called a moment rate of spread of calls people around the world are celebrating an unusual christmas this year because of the pandemic with noted celebrations at the vatican pope francis celebrated a low key christmas eve with a mass attended by less than $100.00 people so more now on that post breaks a trade deal which has finally been agreed so we want to take a look then at what happens next both sides now need to get any new deal ratified by their respective parliaments by the end of the year and that's just in a week's time there should then be no noticeable change to trade with the u.k. keeping tower free access t

u.k. have clinched a trade deal the agreement for a 0 tariff 0 closer relationship covers everything from energy to fishing the e.u. want protection for a level playing field on regulation while the u.k. of void a future role for the european court of justice britain's prime minister boris johnson says he's delivered the promises of the 2016 vote to leave this country no longer bound by the rules i think this deal means a new stability and a new uncertainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend you our line your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you will number one market because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe or in our other headlines this hour to new strains of the corona virus have emerged in africa with separate mutations recorded in nigeria and south africa a new variant in south africa is believed to be much more infectious it's contributing to the expense of called an alarming rate of contagion countries total number of cases is now rapidly

e.u. jeeves have signed the future relationship agreements with the u.k. negotiated last week european council and commission president shall michel and a sort of on the lame formalize the blocks approval in brussels just describe it as an important moment all 27 member states will abide by the agreement provisionally until it can be ratified by the e.u. parliament. meanwhile the u.k.'s parliament's holding an extraordinary session to vote on the trade deal it's expected to pass with support from the chambers 2 largest parties the vote comes as one day before the december 31st deadline when britain automatically leaves in you trade rules there have been several aftershocks in central croatia by day after a 6.4 magnitude quake killed at least 7 people it struck near the town of 50 kilometers in the capital sec a local mayor says half the time has been destroyed many people spent the night in tents afraid to return to their homes because more from the. very unsettling morning in crazy today there were 3 more quite significant scared in fact in past 2 hours o

relationship between the u.k. and the european union the relationship he promised would continue and so i say get him directly to our e.u. friends and partners all i think this deal means a new stability and a new a certainty in what has sometimes been a fractious and difficult relationship we will be your friend you are on your supporter and indeed never let it be forgotten you are number one market. because although we've left the e.u. this country will remain culturally emotionally historically strategically geologically attached to europe not least of course through the 4000000 in u. nationals who have requested to settle in the u.k. over the last 4 years and to make an enormous contribution to our country and to our lives well the agreement to come into effect on the 1st of january it means there will be no tariffs on trade between britain and its biggest trading partner the european union fishing rights emerged as one of the last barriers to a deal the e.u. has agreed to give up a quarter of the fish catches in british waters they'll be no hard border between ireland and northern ireland which is part of the u.k.

of a dig at that saying he was mourning what's was lost in terms of the old relationship between the u.k. and the rest of the e.u. and the new un going forward in spite of that deal and there will be some changes there will be a continuation of tariff will you know friction free trade so to speak according to the u.k. side but there will still be some new customs arrangements between the 2 we have seen that huge backlog at the dover border between france and england huge lines miles long of lorries parked up just waiting to get access exacerbated by christmas by coded and that's a backlog that will have to be worked through but that will not mean that moving back and forth between the 2 countries well the rest of the block will be completely friction free despite what some might be trying to spin it would also mean an end to movement of freedom as people have come to know it of course before the u.k. left the european union it and up till now actually with the transition period british citizens could come and go as they wished that now will essentially come to an end as well now earlier in the day we had expecte

e.u. commission president urges love and the lion is reporting some progress in talks over the ease future relationship with the u.k. it gives she enters or trying to resolve differences on issues including fishing rights and fair competition for business britain leaves the e.u.'s single market in just over 2 weeks the u.s. has remove sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism opening the african nation up to financial assistance that could help its struggling economy washington place tough sanctions on sudan in 1993 claiming that president omar al bashir was harboring militant groups including al qaida. are in sports is now labor who is in top the standings in the bundesliga they took over 1st place after a win over hoffenheim on sunday and earlier drop by byron munich leon bailey scored twice for labor who isn't including one shot which you'll about to see that will certainly be a contender for go of the season. leon bailey's performances this season have again attracted the interest of several big english clubs there's club scouts didn't have to wait long for another glimpse of bailey magic i was sure wi