Hi John,

Today marks the first step in repairing the UK - EU relationship, bringing down costs and restoring opportunities for British citizens.

Now the government must deliver on the promise of this historic moment. By building on this agreement, facing down those who did the UK so much damage and working with our closest neighbours and allies in Europe, Keir Starmer can cement his reputation as the Prime Minister who does what is best for Britain.

What does the deal contain?

At today's summit, the UK and EU struck a new deal - one that begins to fix the damage done by Boris Johnson's botched Brexit agreement. And 42 of the 114 fixes we proposed in our Trading Our Way to Prosperity roadmap have now been adopted.

Here’s what that means for people and businesses across the UK:

• Easier travel: British holidaymakers will be able to skip queues at border control using EU eGates (and bring their pets on holiday with them).
  
  
• Youth opportunities: A new youth mobility scheme and re-entry to student exchange programme Erasmus+ is on the horizon.
  
  
• Cheaper food: Red tape is being cut, keeping food standards high, helping lower food prices and reducing waste.
  
  
• Working in Europe: Progress is being made on recognising professional qualifications and supporting artists and business travellers.
  
  
• A Security and Defence Partnership: Support for Ukraine, access to the EU's €150 billion defence fund, and deeper cooperation on crime and pandemic preparedness.
  
  
• Lower bills: Energy market cooperation that could cut household costs.
  
  

This deal isn’t perfect by any means, but it’s progress—and it's proof that change is possible, particularly when we're loud enough. 95,000 of you cared enough about making progress at today's summit that you wrote to your MP, sent a letter to EU Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, or donated to push this work further over the last eight weeks. 

It's down to you that, after nine years of Brexit turmoil, we are finally on a better path.

I cannot thank you enough.

Naomi

Naomi Smith
CEO
Best for Britain

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