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Brexit: Suffolk pupils have questions over life outside the EU

Deadlines, support for families with lower incomes and the effect on businesses - all Brexit questions that our panel of students wanted to know the answers to.

The UK and EU have agreed to carry on post-Brexit trade talks after a call between leaders on Sunday.

The two sides are attempting to secure a deal before the so-called transition period ends on 31 December.

Pupils at Westbourne Academy in Ipswich had some questions for BBC political correspondent Andrew Sinclair.

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17 December 2020

Secondary education

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