Overview

• The Kensington Treaty, signed at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum, is the first formal UK–Germany pact since 1945 and symbolises a post-Brexit strategic reset.
• Germany commits to outlaw facilitation of unauthorised UK-bound migration by the end of 2025, empowering police to raid warehouses and seize smuggling equipment.
• Mobility provisions include e-gate passport access for frequent UK travellers in Germany from August and a decade-long joint taskforce to explore direct London–Berlin rail services.
• Defence clauses reaffirm mutual aid in case of armed attack and launch a joint programme to co-develop a deep precision-strike missile with over 2,000 km range within ten years.
• A new UK–Germany Business Forum is established alongside more than £200 million in investment pledges, expected to create over 600 jobs.