UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts European Union chiefs   for a landmark summit designed to usher in a closer relationship between Britain and the bloc, five years after Brexit. 

It said its new economic agreement with the European Union eases customs checks on food and plant products to “allow goods to flow freely again”.

In a statement, Downing Street said the pact will add nearly $12 billion dollars  to the British economy by 2040 and links the two sides’ emissions quotas to spare British companies from the EU carbon tax,

These discussions resulted in  announcement, which also includes agreements on defense and fishing rights, five years after Britain officially departed the EU under Brexit.

The joint agreement “will make it easier for food and drink to be imported and exported” to reduce “burdens on businesses and led to lengthy lorry queues at the border”, London said.