A 'win-win' for Starmer - but opposition leaders question new UK-EU deal

As our political reporter Joshua Nevett writes, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says its time to move on from the "political fights" about Brexit.

Today, the UK and the EU have struck a deal that covers fishing, trade, defence and energy, and strengthens ties in a number of policy areas still up for negotiation.

Today's summit in London, the first between the UK and EU since the country left the bloc, is the first of what leaders hope will be a series of annual talks. Discussions focused on fishing, food import and exports, travel and defence.

A key part of the deal - which Starmer has described as "win-win" - involves giving European fishing boats 12 more years of access to British waters, something the blog gets in exchange for easing some trade frictions.

But while Starmer is happy, not everyone else is.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch called the deal a "surrender" to the EU, Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the deal "truly sold out our fishing industry, all in the name of closer ties to an ever-diminishing political union."

We'll be pausing our coverage for now - but if you're looking for more, you can have a read through our at-a-glance guide to the deal, or you can read our news story., external

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