5 d. ago UK to exclude financial services from push for closer EU alignment

City of London firms have been lobbying against a return to Brussels rules

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7 d. ago Sir Keir Starmer's Brexit reset will require the UK to cough up to Brussels

The Prime Minister has said he wants closer alignment with the EU and is preparing to bring a Bill before Parliament as soon as next month.

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7 d. ago Starmer prepares for parliamentary battles over his EU ‘reset’ policy

Planned legislation could hand ministers significant powers to forge closer regulatory ties with BrusselsKeir Starmer is set to face fresh battles over his EU “reset” with his plans to lay a bill that could lead to closer regulatory ties with Brussels.The legislation aims to introduce an alignment mechanism for the agrifoods and electricity trading deals agreed with EU leaders but still under negotiation. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Starmer prepares for parliamentary battles over imminent EU ‘reset’ bill

Planned legislation could hand ministers significant powers to forge closer regulatory ties with BrusselsKeir Starmer is set to face fresh battles over his EU “reset” with his plans to lay a bill that could lead to closer regulatory ties with Brussels.The legislation aims to introduce an alignment mechanism for the agrifoods and electricity trading deals agreed with EU leaders but still under negotiation. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Keir Starmer is accused of new Brexit betrayal as he plots a return to the single market

The Prime Minister said he wanted to pursue 'even closer alignment with the single market' in a signal he is planning yet another manifesto breach.

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9 d. ago Starmer signals new plan to unpick Brexit harm a decade on from EU referendum

Prime minister says closer alignment to the single market could be in the national interest, but rejects customs union idea that Wes Streeting said had ‘enormous’ benefits

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9 d. ago Starmer says closer ties with EU single market preferable to a customs union

Prime minister gives clearest sign yet that government is seeking to further deepen Britain’s links with BrusselsCloser ties with the EU single market are preferable to a customs union, Keir Starmer has said, in his clearest sign yet that the government is seeking to further deepen links with Brussels.The prime minister said the UK should consider “even closer alignment” with the single market. “If it’s in our national interest then we should consider that, we should go that far,” he told the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago UK should seek ‘closer alignment’ with EU single market, Starmer says

Prime minister vows he will stay in Number 10 even as Labour party sinks in opinion polls

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