"European officials have conceded that the UK can keep its ban on live animal exports as part of any joint deal on food and agricultural products, according to sources on both sides of the talks, even though the EU has not imposed such a ban. The carve-out will be a significant fillip for Starmer's efforts to negotiate closer EU ties in a series of areas including emissions trading and youth mobility."
"One British official said of the agricultural deal: We're confident on this and don't think it's going to be an issue but of course negotiations are ongoing. Neither the Cabinet Office nor the European Commission, which are leading the negotiations, would comment while talks were still ongoing. But one Brussels source pointed out that, according to a framework agreement signed by both parties last May, the UK can be exempted from EU regulations if the UK rules are stricter than the EU's."
"European officials say because the ban would only apply to UK farmers, it would not negatively affect farmers in the EU. Starmer is hoping to sign an agricultural trade deal as one of three key elements of a new EU agreement to be announced at a summit this summer. He pinned significant political hopes on the deal as he tried to persuade Labour MPs to back him after the local elections last week."
"During a speech on Monday billed as a make-or-break moment in his premiership, Starmer said: The last government was defined by breaking our relationship with Europe; this Labour government will be defined by rebuilding our relationship with Europe. So far, negotiations are mainly being"
European officials are preparing a concession in talks on a food and agricultural agreement, allowing the UK to retain its ban on live animal exports. The carve-out is expected to provide political momentum for Keir Starmer as he seeks closer ties with the EU across areas such as emissions trading and youth mobility. Negotiations are ongoing, and neither the Cabinet Office nor the European Commission is commenting while talks continue. A framework agreement signed last May allows exemptions from EU regulations when UK rules are stricter than EU rules. Officials say the ban would apply only to UK farmers and would not harm EU farmers. Starmer aims to sign the agricultural trade deal as part of a broader EU agreement planned for a summit this summer.
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