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Brexit reset deal is a TBC agreement with a lot still to be worked out with EU
Sir Keir Starmer used the opulent surroundings of London's Lancaster House to declare with certainty that this is a "landmark deal" that will grow the British economy and put money in people's pockets.
It is evidence, the prime minister said, of Britain back on the world stage. European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa addressed him as "dear Keir".
Times have changed. Politics latest: Minister claims UK-EU deal could add £90bn to British economy Symbolically - nearly a decade after Brexit and all the battles and feuds which followed - it is a big moment to see a prime minister warming up relations with the EU.
But when you read the nine-page Cooperation Agreement, it is very clear this is just the starter, not the full meal; the opening scene rather than the final curtain. In other words, most of what the government says are negotiated wins are in fact TBC.
The deal covers agri-food; fishing, defence, energy and passport checks. The government claims it will add nearly £9bn (around 0.3% of GDP) to the British economy by 2040.
A security and defence partnership has been struck; trumpeted as a way UK defence firms can access the EU's £150bn procurement fund. The text only says the UK and EU "should swiftly explore the possibilities.
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