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Hello and welcome to Coffee House Shots, the Spectator's Daily Politics Podcast, although we did manage to take a six-day break over Christmas.

I'm Cindy Yu and I'm joined by James Forsyth and Katie Balls. So today, Britain's free trade deal with the EU was finally passed.

Katie, as expected, it passed with an overwhelming majority.

But was it a bit of an anti-climax after the four and a half years that we had?

I think depending who you speak to, I think it was a bit of relief, actually,

just in the sense that we've had so many votes that have been quite painful, bruising for the government,

bruising for MPs, countless podcasts, countless Coffee House shots podcasts about, you know, which way

they would go. So I think to pass with such a comfortable margin, a majority over 400,

just showed you how much the political landscape has changed.

And really, I think since Boris Johnson took over as leader, there was skepticism that he would

be able to get a Brexit deal and to pass it with his party. And both the things had been

achieved. And we saw obviously some concerns raised

about the deal in the Commons Chamber that I think we've seen elsewhere. So fisheries was one

issue that SMP trying to attack the government on that. SMP's trying to attack in the sense

that if they want to be in the EU, you still have the Commons Fisheries policy. But that is one weak spot for the government just in the sense that if they want to be in the EU, you still have the Commons Fisheries Policy. But that is one weak spot for the government just in the sense that fisheries is where they gave more away on.

And then I think perhaps more difficult for Boris Johnson in terms of his party is financial services.

Now, not difficult enough to cause many any trouble in terms of passing that vote,

but I think if you were going to look at the criticism that came from within his own party

and from backbenchers and from one former Prime Minister in the shape of Theresa May,

it's the lack of the financial services deal, which I think is coming up the most.

And there's still time in the sense that the Chancellor has said they do think they can do a bit more there. But I think that's probably one to

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