teeth negotiation michelle carney has been briefing member states on the backs of pact it's expected to get unanimous backing meanwhile british prime minister barak johnson has been selling the deal to his country as well t w m d harman reports. in a christmas message british prime minister boris johnson was upbeat about the 1200 page deal which he prays is good for the whole of europe and a present for britain this is a deal a deal to give certainty to business travelers and all investors in our country from the 1st of january a deal with our friends and partners in the you remember the up and ready deal by which we came out on january 31st that. was just the start of these is the feast full of fish by the way and brussels fastrack ratification of the agreement got underway on friday as ambassadors from the blocks $27.00 nations were briefed about the details of the treaty the deal goes into effect on january 1st britain will leave the european single market and customs union but both sides will still have tariff free access to each other's markets the 2 sides also found agreement o