The champion of progressive realism says the first bilateral UK-EU summit in the post-Brexit era has begun to improve relations that had been ‘run into the ground’

Britain has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks.

It’s testament to the shock in the United Kingdom over what is being called Prime Minister Starmer’s “Brexit betrayal” that some of the fiercest criticism of the “reset” deal is coming from his own Labour party.

Brexit tore the United Kingdom and the European Union apart. Now, President Donald Trump’s America is prodding them back together.

The "roadmap," as Von der Leyen called it, is ambitious, and although both parties are willing to carry it out, the details are subject to the uncertainties of negotiations among 28 countries. The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached a framework agreement that marks the first approach between both since Brexit.

An agreement between London and Brussels was confirmed on Monday morning, just ahead of the first UK–EU bilateral summit since Brexit. After years of tense relations, the meeting is meant to mark the start of a new alliance between Keir Starmer's Britain and the European Union.

Sir Keir Starmer pledged that his trade deal with the EU would ‘cut the price of the weekly shop’ and provide stability for the fishing industry

The government of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who met with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and other senior EU officials, billed the summit as a major milestone in resetting relations with the 27-nation trade bloc.

The United Kingdom and the European Union on Monday signed a new partnership agreement after months of intense negotiations. "This is a historic moment," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen,