Brexit, Johnson: “We have regained control of our laws and our destiny”

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London – The deal is done and we have won: arms to heaven in triumph, this is the message Boris Johnson sent to the British today. In a speech to the nation, standing in front of two huge British flags, the prime minister highlighted the success achieved and the concessions made by Brussels.

“We have concluded the largest free trade agreement in history, which is worth 660 billion pounds a year,” he said. The agreement will protect jobs in Britain, our products will be sold without tariffs or quotas, our companies will be able to export more, but we have regained control of our laws and our destiny. “

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The triumphalist tones of the British premier

While EU representatives even poetically expressed their great regret over Britain’s departure from the group, the British Prime Minister used triumphalist tones. “We have regained our freedom,” he said. We have returned to a sovereign and independent country. Uniformity and harmonization are now forbidden concepts, replaced by mutual respect ”.

The exit marks the end of decades of antagonistic relations with the EU and internal conflicts within the Conservative party. Britain got what it wanted, the prime minister stressed, by exiting the single market and the customs union, evading the dictates of Brussels, ensuring that in the future “we will make our own laws, we can be innovative and creative in all sectors, from from finance to biotechnology, we can protect the environment and support our farmers however we want. “

Control of territorial waters

For the first time since 1973, Britain regains control of our territorial waters, Johnson said, announcing £ 100 million funding to improve the British fishing fleet and support the fishing industry that has played such a crucial role in the negotiations.