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London, Jan 29 (EFE).- (Camera: Judith Mora/Claudia Sacrest) The United Kingdom's financial sector is calling on the European Union for "pragmatism" when deciding whether to grant it access to its market and to address the loose ends of Brexit, Catherine McGuinness, chair of the City of London Corporation’s policy committee tells Efe in an interview. INTERVIEW WITH MCGUINNESS, FOOTAGE OF THE LONDON CITY CORPORATION AND THE BANK OF LONDON.
Boris Johnson signs the post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal inside No. 10 Downing Street, saying the document signals 'a new beginning, and I think the beginning of what will be a wonderful relationship between the UK and our friends and partners in the European Union'. IMAGES
EU leaders Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel sign the post-Brexit trade deal agreed with Britain, in a brief ceremony. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says a new post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union would benefit both sides of the Channel, after a last-gasp agreement was secured. "This is a good deal for the whole of Europe and for our friends and partners as well," he told a Downing Street news conference. SOUNDBITE
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirms an agreement had been reached with the European Union on post-Brexit trade. He refers to a "a comprehensive, Canada-style free trade deal between the UK and the EU." SOUNDBITE
European Commission chief Urusla Von der Leyen says "the United Kingdom remains a trusted partner" after the European Union and Britain on Thursday struck a post-Brexit trade deal to cushion the economic blow of the UK's imminent departure from the single market after 10 months of tortuous negotiations. SOUNDBITE