Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10

Agreement reached to ‘slash red tape’ on food products, in exchange for extended EU access to fishing waters

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A landmark deal clinched between the UK and EU to remove checks on food exports will add £9bn to the UK economy and lower food prices, No 10 has said, as the last-minute agreement was secured early on Monday morning.

Keir Starmer said the deal, billed as a “historic” turning of the page, delivered the “reset” he had promised after winning the general election last July.