UK and EU Agree to New Post-Brexit Deal

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the agreement, which covered areas including defense, travel, and fishing rights, marked a ’reset' in relations.

A puzzle with printed European Union and UK flags, in this photo illustration taken on Nov. 13, 2019. Dado Ruvic/Illustration/Reuters

The UK agreed on May 19 to the most wide-ranging deal on defense and trade with the European Union (EU) since Brexit.

Nearly nine years ago, the UK voted to leave the bloc, and it formally extricated itself in 2020 after years of bitter political fighting.