The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, on Wednesday signed the agreement that will govern the relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU) from 1 January.
“By signing this pact, we are fulfilling the sovereign desire of British citizens to live under their own laws, drafted by their own elected Parliament,” Johnson said in a message on the social network Twitter.
The Government of the United Kingdom ratified the treaty with this signature, while the two legislative chambers hope to conclude today the process to transfer the commitments made with Brussels to British law.
The House of Commons has already supported the agreement by a large majority -521 votes to 73 against- and the House of Lords is expected to give its approval in the coming hours.
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Charles Michel had previously signed the text this morning, which was flown on a British Air Force plane from Brussels to London. for his rubric by Johnson.
The provisions of the pact will come into force once the Brexit transition period ends, at 23.00 GMT tomorrow.
The 1,246 pages of the new treaty cover trade between the two sides of the English Channel, cooperation in areas such as security and the rights of citizens of the two territories from 2021, among other aspects.