Delay to post-Brexit deal costs UK 100m a week, analysis shows

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"Britain is missing out on up to 100m for every week that a landmark deal with the European Union is not in place, according to new research that has prompted calls for Sir Keir Starmer to urgently break the Brexit economic doom loop. Months after the prime minister hailed his great reset with the EU, announced with huge fanfare alongside European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen, a key strand on food and drink exports has yet to be finalised."

"The sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) agreement would align Britain's standards with those of the EU, removing the need for most certificates and checks on animals and plants being transported between the UK and the bloc. The deal, predicted to slash hugely expensive red tape and vastly increase the volume of imports and exports to and from the EU, is worth up to 14m a day to the UK economy, according to new research carried out by the House of Commons Library."

The Independent deploys reporters across major issues and seeks donations to fund on-the-ground journalism while keeping reporting free of paywalls. Donations are presented as enabling journalists to speak to both sides and produce investigations and documentaries. New research indicates Britain loses up to £100 million each week while a key UK-EU sanitary and phytosanitary agreement remains unsigned. The SPS deal would align standards, remove many certificates and checks, cut costly red tape, and could be worth up to £14 million daily to the UK economy according to the House of Commons Library. Ministers face pressure to speed up finalisation amid political disagreement.

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