12 h. ago Ditch Brexit divisions and forge closer EU ties as Trump 'unreliable', says TUC leader

Nearly a decade on from the EU referendum, TUC General Secretary Paul Nowak said Leavers and Remainers have moved past old divisions and want the botched Tory Brexit deal fixed

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer told closer EU trade ties ‘strategic necessity’ for UK firms

Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after Brexit dealKeir Starmer’s government has been told a closer EU trade deal is a “strategic necessity” for companies in Britain as growing numbers of exporters find it tougher to do business under the UK’s post-Brexit agreement.Calling on Labour to accelerate its reset with Brussels, the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) said the UK’s existing trade and cooperation agreement (TCA) was failing to help them grow their sales in the EU. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Finally, Labour is finding its nerve and getting Britain’s bad Brexit deal undone | Polly Toynbee

Rejoining Erasmus should just be a first step – as the economic evidence piles up, the need for closer ties with Europe could not be clearerMonth by month, Labour is bringing us closer to Europe. This week, the UK announced it is rejoining the Erasmus+ youth exchange programme. This will open the door beyond the many young people who attend university – its remit includes FE students, apprentices, and youth and school groups. A whoop of excitement greeted the announcement, with opportunities for those involved in education, training, culture and sport, and a commitment to maximise take-up by disadvantaged young people. Widening experience, encouraging adventure: Erasmus+ may help cure Britain’s monolingual handicap and the catastrophic decline in language courses. Last year in the UK, less than 3% of A-levels were in languages.This all eludes Europhobes such as Andrew Neil, who posted on X that “extra taxes now being inflicted on working people will be used to finance some ‘study’ i...

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1 week ago UK to rejoin EU's student exchange program in a step toward closer ties after Brexit

Britain will rejoin the European Union’s Erasmus student-exchange program, the government has announced

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2 w. ago Keir Starmer should stand up to ‘unreliable ally’ Donald Trump, Ed Davey says

US President Donald Trump is being ‘anti-UK’, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said.

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3 w. ago Labour voters want Starmer to ditch Brexit red lines and rejoin EU customs union instead of raising taxes

Exclusive: Some 67 per cent of 2024 Labour voters back rejoining the customs union instead of raising taxes, a new poll shows

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3 w. ago Starmer rules out rejoining EU customs union but steps up ‘reset’ efforts

UK prime minister has given two speeches this week promising closer ties with Brussels

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3 w. ago Starmer hints at more moves to undo Brexit deal that 'significantly hurt' UK as he pledges 'closer' ties with the EU in latest sop to mutinous Labour MPs

The Prime Minister again hit out at the way Britain quit the EU in 2019, blaming it alongside Tory austerity for the country's terrible lack of productivity.

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