Original sentence: The future relationship between the UK and EU was under negotiation until the end of October 2019.UK economic growth slowed during 2019, with uncertainty over Brexit and a world economic slowdown blamed
Edited sentence: The future relationship between the UK and EU was under negotiation until the end of October, in spite of continued attempts to prevent the UK's departure from the European Economic Area and the EU itself.UK economic growth slowed during 2019, uncertainty over Brexit and a world economic slowdown are blamed