Could a new EU agreement simplify trade and travel?

Channel 4 News report "Could a new EU deal ease trade and travel?" is an honest reflection of the UK's changing relationship with the EU, several years down the line from Brexit. The report carries exclusive news of new proposals to simplify some of the tensions around trade, mobility, and cooperation short of undoing Brexit. The main proposals on the agenda are customs simplification agreements, enhanced defense cooperation, and a youth mobility agreement allowing young people to work and travel relatively easily between the UK and the EU. And as for joining the single market or reversing Brexit, no, that is not the point. Politically, that is simply not going to happen. But there is also an unambiguous awareness, even in government, that these arrangements are clunky, expensive, and unpopular in some quarters, such as farming, logistics, and tertiary education. Even the proposed youth scheme, for instance, is a concession that young Brits feel they are being excluded from something they previously took for granted. However, each step towards further aligning with EU regulations provokes anticipated backlash from Brexit hardliners, who fear that this is a slippery slope. And while these proposals would make some working issues easier, the deal itself remains uncertain and politically charged. In brief, the article is a political but realistic bid to better UK-EU relations. It is not game-changing, but it is an expression of a subtle change: away from post-Brexit ideologically-driven disengagement and towards a more practical, if still defensive, relationship with Europe. Sources News: https://www.channel4.com/news/could-a-new-eu-deal-ease-trade-and-travel