"Friendships have been strained, families were divided and our politics has been rancorous and, at times, ugly," Gove wrote in The Times. The Brexit referendum exposed a United Kingdom divided about much more than the European Union, and has fueled soul-searching about everything from secession and immigration to capitalism, empire and modern Britishness. BREXIT DEALThe two sides finally clinched a trade deal on Christmas Eve that explicitly recognises that trade and investment require conditions for "a level playing field for open and fair competition." The text includes many detailed annexes including on rules of origin, fish, the wine trade, medicines, chemicals and security data cooperation. EU states are now working to implement the deal by Jan. 1 through a fast-track procedure known as "provisional application".

Source: Mint December 26, 2020 12:56 UTC