Promise to "Get Brexit Done" delivered
Britain has now left the European Union, with a deal, at 11pm this evening (Friday 31st January 2020) We are no longer bound by the EU trade regulations which prevented us striking formal trade deals with non EU members and are therefore now able to negotiate trade deals with other countries. The election promise to "Get Brexit Done" has been kept. The decision taken by the electorate in June 2016 has finally been carried out. There will be an eleven month transition period, finishing by the end of this year, during which Britain will continue to trade with the 27 member states of the EU on the same terms as when we were a member, while a new trade deal is negotiated. Today marks the end of an era and the beginning of a new chapter in the history of British relations with the EU and the other nations of Europe. There have been plenty of warm words on all sides about the wish for that new chapter to be marked by continuing friendship and co-operation. I hope those