UK and EU Strike Post-Brexit Reset Deal at London Summit

Published MAY 19 2025

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Above: U.K. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer poses with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (L) and European Council President Antonio Costa as they arrive to attend the first UK-EU Summit on May 19, 2025 in London, U.K. Image credit: Henry Nicholls - WPA Pool/Getty Images via Getty Images

The Spin

The U.K.-EU reset deal is a pragmatic step forward, ending the self-defeating isolationism of a hard Brexit. It eases trade barriers, boosts gross domestic product (GDP) prospects, and reopens youth mobility. With broad public support for closer ties and economic logic driving reconnection, the deal offers growth, stability, and a refreshed partnership between two neighbors and allies.

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Starmer's EU reset is a complete betrayal of Brexit. Surrendering fishing rights and aligning with EU standards enforced by foreign courts, the UKU.K. has traded sovereignty for servitude and has likely damaged its relationship with the U.S. in the process. Driven by ideology rather than common sense, this agreement is nothing more than democratic backsliding disguised within bureaucratic spin.

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