EU chief hails ‘new chapter’ in UK relations as Sunak unveils landmark Brexit deal
Ursula von der Leyen offers to ‘immediately’ start work on new science collaboration with UK
Rishi Sunak and the European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen have ushered in a new era in UK-EU relations as they struck a historic post-Brexit deal.
Unveiling the Windsor Framework, Mr Sunak said it was a “major breakthrough” that would solve the long-running problem of the Northern Ireland protocol.
The EU chief also hailed the deal as a “new chapter” as she outlined plans for the UK to join the bloc’s £80bn Horizon science research programme.
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