Britain and the European Union have hailed a new chapter in their relationship. They have signed fresh agreements on defense cooperation and easing trade flows at their first formal summit since Brexit.

It’s testament to the shock in the United Kingdom over what is being called Prime Minister Starmer’s “Brexit betrayal” that some of the fiercest criticism of the “reset” deal is coming from his own Labour party.

Brexit tore the United Kingdom and the European Union apart. Now, President Donald Trump’s America is prodding them back together.

Britain has struck new agreements with the European Union on boosting defense cooperation, easing food trade and border checks.

The "roadmap," as Von der Leyen called it, is ambitious, and although both parties are willing to carry it out, the details are subject to the uncertainties of negotiations among 28 countries. The United Kingdom and the European Union have reached a framework agreement that marks the first approach between both since Brexit.

In a significant post-Brexit development, the United Kingdom and the European Union have agreed to reset their defence and trade relations — marking the most substantial thaw since the 2016 referendum.

An agreement between London and Brussels was confirmed on Monday morning, just ahead of the first UK–EU bilateral summit since Brexit. After years of tense relations, the meeting is meant to mark the start of a new alliance between Keir Starmer's Britain and the European Union.

The stage has been set for a rapprochement between the UK and European Union, as the bad blood of the Brexit years morphs into a high-stakes hunt for allies in a region squeezed by Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.