British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday urged Parliament to back the UK–EU agreement on post-Brexit trade relations, saying that the deal will resolve the “vexed question” of Britain’s relations with Europe. British MPs are debating on the EU (Future Relationship) Bill ahead of the vote, which will enable the UK government to ratify the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreements reached on Christmas Eve. If passed, as is expected, the deal will come into effect on Jan. 1, when the UK exits the EU’s single market and customs union at the end of the Brexit transition period. Addressing Parliament, Johnson hailed the “fantastic new relationship” the UK is forging with the EU. “Having taken back control of our money, our borders, our laws, and our waters by leaving the European Union on Jan. 31, we now seize the moment to forge a fantastic new relationship with our European neighbours, based …