Symbolic imageThe UK and EU have completed a deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products, expected to apply from the first quarter of 2028, the Guardian reports. The Financial Times says final sign-off is delayed by an EU demand for cheaper university access for EU students.
The UK left the EU in 2020 after the 2016 referendum, and relations have been governed by a post-Brexit trade deal since. A push to reset ties pits the government, which wants closer terms with Brussels, against the Conservatives, who defend the referendum result as a legitimate vote.
The UK and the EU have completed a deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products, expected to take effect in the first quarter of 2028, the Guardian reports. Reuters says a youth mobility deal is set for the summit, while the Financial Times reports that final sign-off is delayed by an EU demand for cheaper university access for EU students.
MI5 director-general Ken McCallum said on Tuesday that Iran has shifted to targeting UK military sites. He also confirmed Russia tried to interfere in the 2016 Brexit referendum, with little effect.
Prime Minister Andy Burnham used a post-recess statement in the Commons on Monday to confirm Russian interference in the Brexit campaign and to vow to renegotiate the post-Brexit trade deal with the EU, with talks in Brussels planned for next month. The Conservatives accused him of being 'dangerous and divisive', and a shadow minister called the referendum a 'legitimate vote'.