25 h. ago From the day Britain left the EU, this reset was inevitable. What a pointless waste of time, money and effort | Simon Jenkins

Keir Starmer is not blameless when it comes to Brexit, but he is moving in the right direction. Even the Tories attacking him know thatFor the Tories to attack Keir Starmer’s first step towards a Brexit reset is monumental hypocrisy. Their Brexit led to £4.7bn being spent on implementing post-EU border arrangements, according to the National Audit Office, including a vastly expensive “take back control” border post at Sevington in Kent. No other country in the world can have erected such ludicrous barriers against its biggest trading partners. All are now wasted. At least the nonsense can stop. Memorial plaques to Boris Johnson should be pinned to their gates and passersby invited to sign a 50-page customs form in his memory.Meanwhile, Starmer should hang his own head in shame. He was Jeremy Corbyn’s Brexit henchman back in 2019, when Labour voted down Theresa May’s bid to negotiate a soft Brexit deal that would certainly have gone beyond what was signed this week. It was Starmer wh...

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3 d. ago Keir Starmer says Brits are 'tired' of Brexit rows as he faces backlash over 'blank cheque' EU deal

Making a statement to MPs, Keir Starmer argued that the package he unveiled alongside beaming EU commission chief Ursula von der Leyen would 'drive down bills and drive up jobs'.

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3 d. ago BREAKING: Keir Starmer gives major statement to MPs after huge Brexit reboot

Prime Minister Keir Starmer will give a major statement to MPs in the Commons today after signing a deal with the EU to reset Brexit - but he is facing criticism from some parties

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3 d. ago Tories mock Keir Starmer's 'bogus' claim that his Brexit 'reset' deal will allow Brits to use e

The Prime Minister boasted his agreement with Brussels, signed yesterday, would end 'huge queues' for holidaymakers at passport control in Europe.

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4 d. ago How Sir Keir raised the white flag to the EU again and again as deals on food, fish and free movement threaten to undo Brexit

Sir Keir Starmer said the reduction in trade barriers would boost the UK economy by £9billion a year by 2040.

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4 d. ago Starmer's surrender: Sir Keir accused of Brexit betrayal as he caves in over fishing rights

The PM is today set to sign an agreement at what has been dubbed his 'Surrender Summit' that will mean Britain must once more follow EU laws and abide by its judges' rulings.

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4 d. ago Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset restores Britain’s place in Europe with pragmatism, not ideology

Editorial: The prime minister has achieved what once seemed impossible: strengthening Britain’s global role without reopening the Brexit divide

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4 d. ago Starmer’s Brexit reset deal ‘turns page’ on relations with EU

The prime minister unveils his third major international deal this month as he puts pen to paper for a new deal which removes trade barriers and red tape

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4 d. ago Starmer’s Brexit reset deal hailed for ‘turning page’ on relations with EU

Sir Keir Starmer unveils his third major international deal this month as he puts pen to paper for a Brexit reset which removes trade barriers and red tape and creates a new defence cooperation with the EU

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4 d. ago Richard Tice accuses Starmer’s Brexit reset of ‘handcuffing UK to an EU in recession’

Richard Tice, Deputy Leader of Reform UK, has dismissed Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal as “posturing”, saying it will "handcuff the UK to an EU in recession”.

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4 d. ago The key takeaways from Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal with EU

Now that a deal with the EU has finally been unveiled, The Independent takes a look at exactly what has been agreed

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4 d. ago Voices: Starmer’s EU strategy isn’t a Brexit betrayal – it’s a necessity

No one voted to be worse off in the 2016 EU referendum, writes Femi Oluwole. That’s why seeking a closer relationship with Europe is not disloyalty – it’s a correction

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5 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer warned he risks Brexit vote betrayal if he agrees new deal to put the UK back under EU control in new 'Surrender Summit'

The Prime Minister is today set to sign an agreement that will mean Britain must once more follow EU laws and abide by its judges' rulings.

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5 d. ago Like a teacher's pet, Starmer is a sucker for rules. Which is why I fear he will doom Britain to a sorry future as an EU satellite, warns ROSS CLARK

Rather tragically, we have Sir Keir Starmer to represent UK interests. You can almost sense the jubilation on the faces of EU negotiators as they eye up our fish and dream up ways to trap Britain.

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6 d. ago Prime Minister Keir Starmer set to 'reset' relations with EU after Brexit

European leaders are set to travel to London this week for a summit

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8 d. ago Now Eurocrats are making more demands ahead of Keir Starmer's Brexit 'surrender summit'

Officials in Brussels believe the Prime Minister has surrendered more than he needed to - but the bloc is still asking for more, including that British universities offer cheaper fees to European students.

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8 d. ago The Brexit ‘reset’ could make or break Keir Starmer’s prime ministerial legacy

Editorial: When the prime minister welcomes an EU delegation to Downing Street on Monday, he will unveil his third major trade deal of the month. Its value will far outstrip those signed with India and the United States – it should be treated as such

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8 d. ago Voices: Starmer’s Brexit reset deal divides Independent readers – ‘both extremes will be unhappy’

Our community is torn on Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset deal, which faces last-minute disputes over fishing, and student fees

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8 d. ago Brexit reset: What deal is Sir Keir Starmer trying to get with EU?

Sir Keir Starmer will try to rebuild Britain’s relationship with the EU, on everything from defence, fishing rights, migration and food standards, while dodging allegations he is betraying Brexit

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9 d. ago UK does not need to be a ‘supplicant’ to EU in forthcoming talks – Badenoch

The Conservative leader will claim that ‘Eurocrats in Brussels have had a 10-year tantrum over Brexit’.

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