Some view Brexit with horror, fearing it will strip them of their European identities and turn Britain into an insular, less important nation. We will have delivered on the PM’s commitment to getting Brexit done,” a government spokesman said, echoing Johnson’s election mantra. We “may not win many votes in parliament just now, but we can win the moral argument”, said Labour’s Brexit spokesman Keir Starmer, a potential successor to Jeremy Corbyn as party leader. The Brexit deal covers separation issues such as EU citizens’ rights and Britain’s financial settlement and sets out an 11-month transition period in which to agree a wider partnership. “We are very clear we want to get on in terms of negotiating a deal,” he said.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2020 19:41 UTC