Surrender Deal Marks ‘New Era’ With EU – Guido Fawkes

Starmer: Surrender Deal Marks ‘New Era’ With EU

Keir Starmer is in Lancaster House with senior EU leaders to sign off on the EU surrender deal. He said:

“This is the first UK EU summit and it marks a new era in our relationship. It’s really good that we’re able to meet around this table for this summit, the first of what will be of many summits as we progress through this new era. We on this side are following through on what the British public voted for last year. We will do that by strengthening our relationships with allies around the world including of course with Europe. Today is all about moving on from stale old debates, looking forward not backwards focusing on what we can do together to deliver in the national interest.”

EU officials popping the champagne corks…

The main points in the sell out deal are:

• 12-year reciprocal fishing agreement until 30 June 2038
• UK and EU to establish a permanent SPS Agreement. Dynamic alignment of food rules. Making the UK an EU rule-taker…
• UK and EU to link their Emissions Trading Systems (ETS)
• Cooperation on hydrogen, carbon capture, and biomethane
• Agreement to work towards a UK-EU “youth experience scheme”, which will be “capped and time-limited”. Detail on that still unknown..
• UK to rejoin Erasmus+
• Agreement to support touring artists
• UK defence firms set to participate in the proposed £150 billion EU Security Action for Europe (SAFE) fund
• Pet passports for UK dogs and cats to be introduced
• Conclusion of a Competition Cooperation Agreement
• UK may participate in the Khartoum and Rabat Processes
• UK to enter into Hague Convention on Judgments effective 1 July 2025
• UK and EU to improve judicial cooperation in civil, commercial, and family law

A lot of the deal is an agreement to hold more discussions…