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V-Day and D-Day

December 24, 2020 at 7:35 am Leave a comment

Last days have been a V(accine)-Day for many Brits like 98 year old veteran BOB SULLIVAN who was injected with the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. And Christmas Eve should become a D(eal)-Day at last, avoiding the nightmare of a no-deal Brexit in a last minute agreement!

(from The Telegraph)

BORIS JOHNSON was poised to announce a Brexit deal today that will keep trade with the EU free of tariffs and quotas, in what he will claim as a significant coup for the UK.

Confirmation of a deal is expected today after 24 hours of intensive one-to-one telephone negotiations between the Prime Minister and Ursula von der Leyen, the European Commission president.

That’s a Christmas present for the people of Europe and the UK!

That’s what Boris Johnson said after the deal was concluded: “We have taken back control of our laws and destiny”, but he also stated that Britain will always remain allies, supporters and friends of Europe. Johnson said he believed the agreement “will be the basis of a happy and successful and stable partnership with our friends in the EU for years to come.”

In a recorded Christmas message for the nation, Mr Johnson joked that he had a “present for anyone who may be looking for something to read in that sleepy, post-Christmas lunch moment”.

Picking up a copy of the 500-page document, he added: “The oven-ready deal was just the starter. This is the feast – full of fish, by the way.”

President of the European Commission URSULA VON DER LEYEN said: “We have finally found an agreement. It was a long and winding road, but we have got a good deal to show for it.

“It is fair, it is a balanced deal, and it is the right and responsible thing to do for both sides.”

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