British Prime Minister Boris Johnson implores the Uk to 'come together as a country, to leave old arguments – old dessicated, tired, super-masticated arguments behind and build a new and great future for our country.' But it was not long before the SNP's Westminster leader Ian Blackford raised a point of order to challenge Johnson over fishing. Johnson hails the "astonishing speed" with which the EU-UK trade deal was agreed and says the agreement "demonstrates how Britain can be at once European and sovereign.'' "We got Brexit done, let's keep Brexit done and let's press ahead with this government's mission to unite and level up across our whole country and grasp the opportunities before us," he adds. "And allow us to come together as a country, to leave old arguments - old dessicated, tired, super-masticated arguments - behind and build a new and great future for our country.

Source: The Standard December 30, 2020 10:41 UTC