One year of Labour and Europe — why the government must go further on EU reset
At 10pm on July 4, 2024, when the exit poll was revealed — making it clear that Keir Starmer would be our next prime minister — our hopes for a better relationship between the UK and Europe, with all the economic benefits that would bring, were solidified. The public’s general mistrust in politics considered, to […]
Kemi Badenoch will lose any ‘Brexit war’ she starts
The UK-EU summit, convened today at Lancaster House in London, has triggered a deluge of hot takes, soundbites and frenetic criticisms from those opposition parties looking to exploit Keir Starmer’s Brexit “reset”. The dustbin of history has been plundered for rhetoric consigned, or so it was thought, to a fraught past. For those of a […]
‘Britain is back on the world stage’ — Keir Starmer’s UK-EU summit remarks in full
Keir Starmer has said his “Brexit reset” deal with the European Union shows Britain is “back on the world stage”. The prime minister unveiled the “landmark” agreement at a press conference in central London alongside Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, and Antonio Costa, the president of the European Council. Starmer […]
Marsha de Cordova: ‘UK-EU summit can be a turning point for young people’s opportunities’
Since being elected, this Labour government has worked tirelessly to create a new relationship with our European neighbours.
UK-EU summit: Lib Dems urge PM to ignore Brexit ‘dinosaurs’ Farage and Badenoch
Ed Davey has called on the prime minister to be “bold and ambitious for our country” and disregard “dinosaurs fighting old battles”.
UK government lacks vision for Brexit ‘reset’, cross-party MPs warn Starmer
The foreign affairs committee has voiced concern over the government’s “piecemeal and secretive approach” to the Brexit reset.
Danny Chambers: ‘The UK-EU summit is the time to act on veterinary medicines’
Since Brexit, Britain’s veterinary medicine regulations have started to drift from those of the European Union.
The UK-EU summit is an opportunity to put a common sense trade deal on the agenda
Next month’s UK-EU summit will be the most consequential since Britain withdrew from the European Union. For the first time since the 2016 referendum, we are negotiating with our closest neighbours on specific ways to enhance rather than diminish this most important relationship. With all that has happened this year, it is right that defence […]
Caroline Voaden: ‘Labour must go further to fix our broken relationship with Europe’
Five years ago, in my final speech in the European parliament as leader of the Liberal Democrat group of MEPs, I described Brexit as a “backward step” and a “vanity project that has no basis in reality”. That’s a view that’s become more common in recent years. In fact, last month, my fellow MPs and […]
Tim Roca: ‘Brexit has left Britain weaker — the UK-EU reset must go further’
Last week, I spoke in a Westminster Hall debate on the UK’s relationship with the European Union — a discussion that, nearly eight years after the referendum, remains as important as ever. The Brexit vote was not an isolated moment in history. It took place against a backdrop of political turbulence, misinformation, and external threats. […]
