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Brexit deal passed, and the will of the people is now the law
Boris Johnson united his once-riven party and both Houses of Parliament
30 December 2020 • 9:01pm
UK chief trade negotiator David Frost (L) and British Ambassador to the EU Tim Barrow (R) look on as Boris Johnson signs the Brexit trade deal
Credit: Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe
After four and a half years of interminable Brexit drama, it was only fitting that parliament be theatrically recalled on the day before New Year’s Eve, in the midst of a raging pandemic, to finally set Britain free.
One thousand, six hundred and fifty one days since the UK voted to leave the EU and finally, on Wednesday, the referendum result 17,410,742 people voted for was honoured with the whirlwind passing through parliament of a trade deal with Brussels.