Few people will be more relieved at Friday's long-sought U.K.-EU deal on Brexit than British Prime Minister Theresa May. Conservative leadership rivals such as Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson circled, holding back from a challenge largely because polls suggested the opposition Labour Party would win any new election. Friday's agreement, secured after days of frantic diplomacy, should buy the prime minister some breathing room. Although hardline euroskeptics such as UKIP's Nigel Farage called the agreement a "humiliation" for Britain, high-profile Conservative Brexit supporters backed her. "All credit to the prime minister, who faced a monumental challenge," said former Treasury chief Norman Lamont.

Source: ABC News December 08, 2017 13:54 UTC