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Under the post-Brexit agreement struck on Christmas Eve the EU will give up only 25 per cent of the value of fish caught in UK waters - with a five-and-a-half-year transition period.
Boris Johnson has begun the task of trying to persuade Eurosceptic Tories to back his Brexit trade agreement, insisting it is the “right deal” for the country.
The Prime Minister acknowledged “the devil is in the detail” but insisted it would stand up to inspection from the European Research Group (ERG) of Brexiteers, who will assemble a panel of lawyers to examine the 1,246-page text.
His message to Tory MPs came as the EU’s 27 member states indicated they will formally back the deal agreed by the UK with Brussels’ officials within days.
Michel Barnier, centre, carries a binder of the Brexit trade deal during a special meeting at the European Council building in Brussels (Olivier Hoslet, Pool/AP)
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Brussels: The fast-track ratification of the post-Brexit trade deal between the UK and the European Union got underway on Christmas Day in Belgium as ambassadors from the bloc s 27 nations started assessing the accord that takes effect in a week.
At Christmas Day’s exceptional meeting, the ambassadors were briefed about the details of the draft treaty, which is believed to be around 1250 pages long, by the EU s chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier.
European Union chief negotiator Michel Barnier, center, brought a 1000-page copy of the Brexit trade deal to a Christmas Day meeting in Brussels.
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They are set to reconvene again on Monday, local time, and have informed politicians at the European Parliament that they intend to take a decision on the preliminary application of the deal within days.
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