Britain and the European Union hammered out a deal early Friday that allows Brexit talks to move on to the all-important issues of trade and the future relationship between the two. The deal commits to avoid a hard border with customs posts and will ensure "full alignment" between Northern Ireland and the rules of the EU single market and customs union. EU citizens can stay in U.K.On citizenship, EU citizens in the U.K. get the right to stay, as do U.K. citizens living in the EU. The European Court of Justice will have a role in overseeing the rights of EU citizens in the U.K. for eight years after Brexit. As a result of this agreement, the European Commission recommended that the talks move onto the next phase.

Source: CBC News December 08, 2017 16:07 UTC