Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the deals will slash red tape, grow the British economy and reset relations with the 27-nation trade bloc since the UK left the EU in 2020.
Under the deals, a new UK-EU defence and security partnership will allow the UK to access a EU defense loan program worth 150 billion euros (USD 170 billion.) Other agreements include removing some checks on animal and plant products to ease food trade across borders, and a 12-year extension of an agreement allowing EU fishing vessels in UK waters. (AP) PY PY