Harry Cole, Nick Gutteridge, Natasha Clark – December 25, 2020
BORIS Johnson hailed “glad tidings of great joy” in a Christmas message last night after sealing his £660billion Brexit trade deal.
The PM gave the nation an early Christmas present yesterday as he secured a historic agreement which finally sees the UK take back control from the EU and ends four years of bitter wrangling.
Mr Johnson last night punched the air as he proudly showed off the 500-page trade deal.
Speaking in a video on Twitter, the PM said: “Tonight, on Christmas Eve, I have a small present for anyone who may be looking for something to read in that sleepy post-Christmas lunch moment.
“And here it is, tidings, glad tidings of great joy because this is a deal.
“A deal to give certainty to business, travelers, and all investors in our country from January 1.
“A deal with our friends and partners in the EU.
“You remember the oven ready deal by which we came out on January 31, that oven ready deal was just the start – this is the feast, full of fish, by the way.
“And I believe it will be the basis of a happy and successful and stable partnership with our friends in the EU for years to come.