The draft agreement on the U.K.’s withdrawal from the EU (the Draft Withdrawal Agreement), published on November 14, 2018, still sets out the only agreed terms of the divorce element of the U.K.’s withdrawal — despite the delays and extensions.

It provides for a transition period (currently up to December 31, 2020 — although this date will presumably be amended to take account of extensions to the Article 50 process) during which it will be ‘business as usual’. The Draft Withdrawal Agreement also contains a Protocol designed to maintain an open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, should the U.K. leave the transition without securing a deal to govern its future relationship with the EU (this is known as the Irish backstop).