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  "id": 17943636,
  "title": "UK and EU agree deal to remove Brexit checks on food and animal products",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-and-eu-agree-deal-to-remove-brexit-checks-on-food-and-animal",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-11-03T09:19:21.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/03/deal-finalised-remove-brexit-checks-food-animal-products"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached an agreement to eliminate Brexit checks on food and animal products, with the new rules set to take effect in the first quarter of 2028. This development is expected to benefit British food exporters, who have experienced a decline in trade with Europe since 2019, with exports to the EU collapsing by a third due to the costs associated with Brexit checks introduced in 2022. The agreement applies to a wide range of goods, including sausages, cheese, leather goods, and flowers. The deal, known as the sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) arrangement, is not expected to be fully implemented until 2028 due to a six-month delay following a change in UK prime minister and a subsequent six-month transition period for certain key products such as grains. The delay is primarily due to the UK's need to align its food standards legislation with that of the EU, despite having largely followed EU rules in the past. The SPS deal, which was largely agreed upon in May, will be presented to EU ambassadors at a meeting on Wednesday, where discussions will also cover a youth experience scheme and a contentious tuition fee issue for young Europeans.",
  "summary": "Agreement to ease rules on food imports and exports is expected to come into force in first quarter of 2028 UK politics live – latest updates The EU and the UK have completed their deal to remove Brexit checks on imports and exports of food and animal products ranging from sausages and cheese to leather goods and flowers. It will prove a boon for British food exporters, for whom trade with Europe…",
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        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-and-eu-agree-draft-deal-to-scrap-brexit-red-tape-over-food-exports",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:11:13.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "MyJoyOnline Ghana",
        "title": "UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-and-eu-agree-draft-deal-to-scrap-brexit-red-tape-over-food-exports-17902034",
        "published": "2026-11-03T02:16:00.000Z"
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        "outlet": "KahawaTungu",
        "title": "UK and EU agree draft deal to scrap Brexit red tape over food exports",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/03/uk-and-eu-agree-draft-deal-to-scrap-brexit-red-tape-over-food-exports-17945246",
        "published": "2026-11-03T09:10:10.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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