British holidaymakers can face shorter airport queues this summer, and negotiators are on the verge of providing a protocol for UK passport holders to use electronic gates in Europe.

Downing Street said on Saturday it was ready to reach a deal with the EU that would improve British families facing "holiday queues."

The Guardian learned that officials on both sides were talking about electronic gates that were reserved for people in the EU or the European Economic Area when they arrived at European airports, ending the current two-grid system.

The issue forms part of negotiations ahead of the highly anticipated UK EU summit in London on Monday, which will focus on security and defence agreements.

Since Brexit, British travelers have had to line up to stamp when they arrive at many European airports and retain electronic doors for EU passport holders and members of the EEA.

Some airports in Portugal and Spain introduced electronic doors for accepting British passports, although the Foreign Ministry still encouraged British travelers to stamp them.

Rishi Sunak's government has asked the agreement to open the EU's electronic license plate to UK passport holders, but that has never been achieved. Despite Brexit, travelers from the EU can continue to use UK electronic policies without having to stamp their passports or check them by border officials.

A protocol that enables British travelers to use European electronic license plates can greatly reduce queueing at airports, especially if it raises the passport stamping requirements.

The EU is preparing to create a new entry and exit system that will be available to UK travelers in October. The plan is scheduled to launch in 2022, but has been postponed several times, and it will replace passport stamping, but requires British travelers to provide biometric data at borders such as fingerprints and facial scans. A separate EU travel authorization system has also been developed, which is expected to operate by the end of the year.

The UK has already developed its own travel authorization plan for EU and other international travelers that came into effect last month. It is modeled on a system used in the United States, priced at £16 and allows multiple visits to the UK over a two-year period for up to six months.

Ahead of Monday's summit, UK and European negotiators also discussed several other issues related to the movement.

Britain is eager to make it easier for musicians and other performing artists to tour Europe without the need for a heavy visa process. The EU has long reached a youth mobility agreement to allow young Europeans to temporarily live and work in the UK and vice versa.

The prime minister said this weekend that he is willing to abide by a youth mobility agreement. However, due to Labor's commitment to reducing net migration, ministers hope that any such plan will have time limits and restrictions.

It is unlikely that the visa barrier for touring artists will be lifted on Monday, but it is expected to be one of the issues that both sides agree to further explore.

The parties also negotiated a veterinary agreement to reduce barriers to the agriculture and food industry. Downing Street said the deal will bring improvements to British producers and supermarkets.

It will be the third deal announced by the government two weeks after the end of a multi-billion-pound free trade agreement with India, and a deal to raise steel and aluminum tariffs and reduce automobile tariffs with the United States.

Starmer said before the EU summit that the deal with Brussels is "another step forward" for the UK and "benefits our work, good for our bills, good for our borders".

He said: “In this age of great uncertainty and volatility, Britain does not by turning inwardly, but by proudly taking our place on the world stage – strengthening our alliance and completing transactions for the good of the British people.”

Prime Minister Rachel Reeves told the Guardian this weekend that the deal would be a "step" to build a deeper and ongoing partnership with Europe. "I'm ambitious about our future. It's not a one-off. What we're going to achieve, there are some concrete results on Monday, but there will be some next steps to go," she said.