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British Prime Minister Johnson: The agreement behind the Brexit deal is "extremely complicated," say experts
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The creation of myths began at Christmas and has not stopped since.
The Brexit has been completed with a historic contract and the European Union has been brought to its knees on a number of issues, according to Downing Street for days.
Nothing now stands in the way of an era of "national renewal", the United Kingdom is "free".
The last-minute treaty with the EU was immediately given the name “Christmas Eve Agreement” in London - as if it were on a par with the historic Good Friday Agreement in 1998, which ended the thirty-year civil war in Northern Ireland.
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The message of the pictures is clear: a statesman completing his greatest work
Photo: POOL / REUTERS
The British government's picture machine has also been running at full speed for days: Boris Johnson in front of a curtain of British flags;
Boris Johnson relaxed in front of the fireplace, waiting for a chat with Ursula von der Leyen;
Boris Johnson wide awake and mischievous on the phone;
Boris Johnson with thumbs up on outstretched arms.
A statesman in the process of completing his greatest work.
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