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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Environment
Alex Kozul-Wright

Will EU deal make food cheaper, add $12bn to the UK economy?

The United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer (centre) poses with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President Antonio Costa as they arrive to attend the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House in London on May 19, 2025 [Henry Nicholls/Pool via Reuters]

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced a “landmark deal” with the EU that lays the ground for closer collaboration with the bloc.

Nearly nine years after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, the new agreement includes a new security and defence pact, fewer restrictions on British food exporters and visitors, and a controversial new fishing agreement.

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