Sunday deadline set in final push for post-Brexit trading deal with UK and EU

disaster for Scotland. "Boris Johnson's extreme Tory Brexit is an unforgivable act of economic vandalism and gross stupidity, which will cause lasting damage to the economy and leave the UK much worse off at the worst possible time - during a pandemic and economic recession," Blackford said on Sunday.

Just a week before the deadline, Britain and the European Union struck a tentative free-trade deal Thursday that should avert economic chaos on New Year's and bring a measure of certainty for businesses after years of Brexit turmoil. The deal, reached after nine tough months of negotiations, would ensure Britain and the 27-nation bloc can continue to trade in goods without tariffs or quotas after the U.K.

Brexit trade agreement with the European Union has been published on Boxing Day - less than a week before it is due to be implemented. Both the EU and UK published the treaty running at up to 1,255 pages on Saturday, as Prime Minister Boris Johnson works to persuade Eurosceptic backbench Conservative MPs to back it as the “right deal” for the country.

Brexit trade deal announced yesterday (December 24).The UK and the EU came to the agreement just one week before the nations are set to fully leave the union following 2016’s referendum.The deal includes points on travel for UK citizens within the EU – a key concern for touring artists – as well as imports and exports, security, manufacturing, energy and more.In a statement, Njoku-Goodwin said the deal was “welcome and has removed some of the uncertainty facing the music industry”, but left

promises the Tories made to the industry appeared to have been broken. Macdonald, who represents the largest quota owners in Scotland, said that while the full details of the deal were to emerge it did not appear to deliver on the industry’s aspirations.

Brexit trade with just eight days to go before it leaves the trade bloc. It will come into effect on January 1 2021 after the transition period ends.The deal was announced by Boris Johnson during a press conference on Christmas Eve.

direct to your inboxA post-Brexit trade deal has been agreed with the EU.It comes as talks went to the wire, with the UK leaving the trade bloc in just over a week's time on December 31.Talks in Brussels had been focused on the details of fishing rights but both sides have indicated a Christmas Eve deal would be announced, bringing an end to months of wrangling just a week before current trading arrangements expire.Boris Johnson has been in close contact with European Commission president Ursula

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Boris Johnson is expected to announce the deal on Christmas Eve morning, but talks were continuing in Brussels through the night as the two sides hammered out the final details on fishing.

direct to your inboxThe UK and Brussels appeared close to finally striking a post-Brexit trade deal on Wednesday as speculation mounted that both sides were poised to make an announcement.Britain and the EU were understood to have made progress on their differences over fishing rights and “level playing field” mechanisms on competition issues as the clock ticked down to the December 31 deadline for the end of the Brexit transition period.It follows nine months of intense, and at times rancorous,

Single Market a deal allowing access and free trade is within hours of being struck, according to EU sources.

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direct to your inboxBritain's biggest family have started their gift exchange early with a huge Secret Santa haul. The Radfords, from Morecambe, decided to document the moment each member of the family gave and received one gift ahead of Christmas day itself.

The Beckhams had a whole lot of festive fun yesterday paying a visit to Lapland UK. Taking a festive family trip to the magical immersive Christmas experience, David and Harper even donned reindeer-themed face coverings for the special occasion.

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Prime Minister spoke to European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen to extend the deadline for negotiations to continue. In a joint statement they agreed to “go the extra mile” in an effort to find a solution after almost a year of negotiations.The statement said: “We had a useful phone call this morning.