The Brexit withdrawal agreement: A first analysis

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After nearly two years of negotiations, the government has published the withdrawal agreement (WA) between the UK and the EU, as well as an outline of the political declaration on the future relationship after Brexit.

This analysis provides a first assessment of the texts and the implications for the future of UK-EU trade.

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