The UK and the EU hail a new chapter as they ink fresh deals, 5 years after Brexit

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60% : Britain and the European Union have hailed a new chapter in their relationship after sealing fresh agreements on defense cooperation and easing trade flows at their first formal summit since Brexit LONDON (AP) -- Britain and the European Union hailed a new chapter in their relationship Monday after sealing fresh agreements on defense cooperation and easing trade flows at their first formal summit since Brexit.
59% : The EU has said that the loan program will help boost the readiness of European defense as well as enable more coordinated support for Ukraine.
55% : While the EU is the U.K.'s largest trading partner, the government said the U.K. has been hit with a 21% drop in exports since Brexit because of more onerous paperwork and other non-tariff barriers.
53% : Five years after the U.K. left the EU, ties were growing closer again as Prime Minister Keir Starmer met European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other senior EU officials in London for talks.
52% : The U.K. and EU said they agreed to co-operate on a youth mobility plan that's expected to allow young Britons and Europeans to live and work temporarily in each other's territory, though no details were provided.
52% : "That wasn't realistic for a trading nation like the UK., where 50% of our trade is with the EU.
51% : The changes will mean the U.K. can sell products like raw British burgers, sausages and seafood to the EU again, officials said.
50% : Fisheries The deal included a 12-year extension of an agreement allowing EU fishing vessels to operate in U.K. waters until 2038, which angered U.K. fishermen and their supporters.
49% : David Henig, a U.K. trade policy expert at the European Centre for International Political Economy, suggested that while some will continue to argue against agreeing to EU regulations, most Britons likely believe it's time to move forward.
48% : Here are the main takeaways from the summit: Cutting red tape on food trade Officials said they will remove some routine border checks on animal and plant products and align with EU regulations, which will reduce costs on food imports and exports and make it easier for goods to flow freely across borders.
48% : Scottish First Minister John Swinney said the deal was "the direct opposite of what was promised by Brexit.
45% : Opposition objects to a 'surrender' Britain's opposition parties have criticized Starmer's bid to reset relations with the EU.
42% : " But Britain's opposition parties slammed the deals as backtracking on Brexit and "surrendering" anew to the EU.
42% : Since Brexit, many British travelers cannot use automated gates when they arrive at EU airports.
38% : The free movement of people remains a politically touchy issue in the U.K., with the youth mobility plan seen by some Brexiteers as inching back toward completely free movement for EU nationals to move to the U.K.
38% : The pro-Brexit and anti-immigration Reform U.K. party, which recently won big in local elections, and the Conservatives have called the trade-offs in the deals a betrayal of Brexit.
37% : Starmer stressed that he did not violate his "red lines": The U.K. won't rejoin the EU's frictionless single market and customs union, and will not agree to the free movement of people between the U.K. and the EU.
32% : Businesses have complained about trucks waiting for hours at borders with fresh food that cannot be exported to the EU because of laborious post-Brexit certifications.
29% : "Simply following EU rules in some areas is going to be controversial to those who thought that Brexit means casting off all influence from the EU entirely," he said.

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