Overview

• Nick Thomas-Symonds confirmed detailed SPS talks will begin in the autumn, with a UK–EU summit next year and legislation planned so the agreement is operational by 2027.
• The temporary June suspension of checks on certain EU fruit and vegetables runs until January 2027, after August cancellations of planned checks on live animal imports and on animal and plant goods from Ireland.
• Government-published data show the Animal Health and Plant Agency issued 328,727 export health certificates in 2024, costing up to £200 each, underscoring paperwork burdens the deal aims to reduce.
• Officials say a permanent agreement based on dynamic alignment would simplify trade and lower supermarket prices on items such as sausages, artisan cheeses and olives.
• Nigel Farage and senior Conservatives pledge to repeal the reset, as the minister warns scrapping it would cut at least £9 billion from the economy and raise risks of higher food costs.