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Brexit deal done: What's in it and where next for the Britain and EU?

The negotiators ignored the background noise and succeeded in drafting a dense legal document on which the future of UK-EU relations now hangs

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Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson | Photo: AP/PTI

Andrew Glencross | The Conversation
To misquote Shakespeare, our Brexit negotiating revels now are ended. The tempestuous talks did not lead to a dramatic walkout, even if at times the UK government gave the impression this was a feud worthy of the Montagues against the Capulets. The negotiators ignored the background noise and succeeded in drafting a dense legal document on which the future of UK-EU relations now hangs.

How the deal came together

The UK was adamant throughout the negotiations that it be treated as a sovereign equal of the EU and have its independence respected. This was particularly important when it came

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