New food exports deal signals end to Brexit ‘sausage wars’

Negotiations over the deal have been under way since the end of last year and are expected to conclude in time for the next EU-UK summit, pencilled in for 13 July. Photograph: Denis Charlet/AFP/Getty

The EU and UK have signalled an end to Brexit “sausage wars” with the first details of a new food exports agreement being published by the British government.

The deal will mean no more paperwork or physical checks on dairy, fish, cheese, eggs and fresh red meat from the summer of 2027 for both British exporters to the EU and EU exporters to the UK.