But voters will still have to wait to feel the benefits as London and Brussels left much of the detail to be thrashed out in future negotiations, and left a major clash over under-30s visas unresolved.
But Starmer said the deal showed Britain was “back on the world stage” after trade deals with Donald Trump’s United States and India, as he said it was time “to move on from the stale old debates and political fights to find common sense, practical solutions which get the best for the British people”.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a meeting at the UK-EU Summit at Lancaster House (Photo: Kin Cheung/PA Wire)UK negotiators were also understood to believe that the concession on fishing was worth it to secure a permanent deal on food trade, which Brussels had wanted to time-limit in line with EU access to British waters, and which Starmer said would “lower food prices at the checkout”.
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The PM also hailed an agreement in principle for EU countries to use passport e-gates, ensuring holidaymakers can travel “easily and without delay and chaos” – but he conceded it was still up to member states whether to implement the change.
The UK and EU meanwhile agreed to cooperate on a “youth experience” scheme for under-30s travelling between the two sides, but there is expected to be disagreement over how many people can access it and the costs of visas and associated fees.
There were however deals to link UK and EU emissions-trading schemes, which will mean British firms will not be hit by Brussels’ carbon tax next year and protect British steel exports from new EU rules and restrictive tariffs, saving the beleaguered industry £25m.
European Council President Antonio Costa (left) and President of European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen (middle) and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer arrive at HMS Sunderland (Photo: Tayfun Salci/Anadolu via Getty Images)
But she appeared to suggest it would take “years” to fully feel the benefits.
But the Conservatives branded the gathering a “surrender summit”, with leader Kemi Badenoch saying it would make Britain a “rule-taker” that was “giving up fishing rights and paying new money to the EU”.
Farage’s deputy leader Richard Tice said: “Labour surrenders. Brussels bureaucrats win again.”
Confederation of British Industry chief executive Rain Newton-Smith said: “After the turbulence of the last decade, today’s summit marks a leap forward in the EU-UK relationship.”
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