"Deal Is Done": Brexit trade deal between UK,EU finalised

Britain and the European Union struck a post-Brexit trade deal Thursday that they hope will cushion the economic blow of the UK's imminent departure from the bloc after months of tortuous negotiations."The deal is done," British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted, declaring that the UK would remain Europe's ally and "number one market"."We have finally found an agreement," the president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said."It was a long and winding road, but we have a good deal at the end of it," she said. "The single market will be fair and remain so."

The deal is done. pic.twitter.com/zzhvxOSeWz

— Boris Johnson (@BorisJohnson) December 24, 2020

The final 2,000-page agreement was held up by last-minute wrangling over fishing as both sides haggled over the access EU fishermen will get to Britain's waters after the end of the year.Von der Leyen thanked the British negotiators and said that although the UK would become a "third country" it would be a trusted partner.