UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit food-export red tape

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The UK and the EU have agreed a draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape on food exports ahead of a UK-EU summit later this month, in what the BBC called the most significant part of the so-called Brexit reset agreed so far. Separately, UK minister Andy Burnham is preparing to announce billions of pounds of trade deals with the EU covering agriculture, youth visas and emissions agreements, as part of the government's plan for a much closer relationship with Brussels. The food deal is expected to ease border checks that have raised costs for British exporters and disrupted supermarket supply chains since the UK left the bloc.

Why it matters：The deals mark the deepest post-Brexit rapprochement yet between London and Brussels and could lower food prices and trade costs for businesses on both sides.

Key points

  • The food deal is the most significant part of the "Brexit reset" so far, the BBC said.
  • A UK-EU summit is due later this month.
  • Further deals cover agriculture, youth visas and emissions agreements.

Sources (original reporting)

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