EU and UK say they have Brexit deal

‘Where there is a will, there is a #deal,’ Juncker posted on Twitter.

 
The EU and U.K. have reached a deal on a new Withdrawal Agreement that will let Britain depart on orderly terms, European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson said today.

Word of an agreement came as EU leaders were en route to Brussels for a crucial European Council summit.

“Where there is a will, there is a #deal,” Juncker posted on Twitter. 

Johnson in his own post wrote: “We’ve got a great new deal that takes back control.”

Full details were not immediately available, but EU leaders were expected to demand a full legal text before signing off.

It was also unclear if the Democratic Unionist Party of Northern Ireland would support the arrangement.

EU and U.K. negotiators previously reached an accord on a Brexit divorce decree, but it was rejected three times by the British parliament, leading Theresa May to resign as prime minister.

Πηγή: politico.eu