63 h. ago UK politics live: Rayner ‘urged Reeves’ to raise taxes on wealthy pensioners in secret memo

The chancellor has been adamant she will not turn to tax rises to fund the government’s policies

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65 h. ago UK politics live: Reeves defends ‘necessary’ winter fuel payment cuts amid speculation over U

Senior government figures are in talks about whether to U-turn on the chancellor’s winter fuel cuts within weeks

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3 d. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows EU deal will end ‘huge’ passport queues and Farage misses Brexit reset debate

Sir Keir Starmer pledged that his trade deal with the EU would ‘cut the price of the weekly shop’ and provide stability for the fishing industry

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3 d. ago UK politics live: Starmer vows EU deal will end ‘huge’ passport queues in defence of ‘win

Sir Keir Starmer pledged that his trade deal with the EU would ‘cut the price of the weekly shop’ and provide stability for the fishing industry

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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 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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3 d. ago UK politics live: Minister gives verdict on rejoining EU after ‘win

Industry minister said economic benefits would outweigh red tape costs of EU reset deal

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3 d. ago UK politics live: Reeves eyes fresh trade deal after striking EU Brexit reset pact

The chancellor is hoping an agreement can be secured with countries such as Qatar and Saudi Arabia

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3 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 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 Voices: Independent readers praise Brexit reset deal – ‘Starmer is showing that Britain can act like a grown

Our community welcomed the move as a long-overdue step to cut red tape and begin repairing the damage caused by earlier Brexit agreements

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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 How Starmer managed to have his cake and eat it with new Brexit deal

During the Brexit negotiations after the referendum, the notion that Britain could have a trade deal with the US or India while still having favourable access to the EU was sneered at as impossible. But in a single month Sir Keir Starmer has achieved it, explains The Independent’s political editor David Maddox

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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 Starmer accused of selling out Britain with Brexit surrender deal: Furious critics say PM has been 'done up like a kipper' by EU.. and how much WILL it all cost?

Keir Starmer declared 'Britain is back on the world stage' as he held a joint press conference with a beaming European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen at a summit in London.

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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 PM accused of 'surrender' to EU as French fleets 'get access to UK waters until 2038'

A late breakthrough in negotiations has paved the way for an agreement to be unveiled at a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen in London.

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4 d. ago The Brexit 'surrender summit': PM accused of 'capitulation' to EU as French fishing fleets 'get access to UK waters until 2038'

A late breakthrough in negotiations has paved the way for an agreement to be unveiled at a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen in London.

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4 d. ago The Brexit 'surrender summit'? Late breakthrough means PM WILL sign 'comprehensive' EU deal TODAY

A late breakthrough in negotiations has paved the way for an agreement to be unveiled at a meeting with Ursula von der Leyen in London.

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