UK and EU finally reach Brexit deal

After nine months of intense negotiations, the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union (EU) have finally struck a post-Brexit trade deal.

The United Kingdom is set to leave the bloc on Jan. 1 next year and discussions on the future trading relationship have come right down to the wire.

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen intervened personally in recent days, holding several phone conversations in a last-ditch bid to reach an agreement before the UK leaves the single market at the end of the month.