Negotiate UK-EU customs union to tear down ‘damaging’ Brexit barriers, Davey urges Starmer
Ed Davey will call on the government to negotiate a new customs union with the European Union (EU) to “turbocharge our economy in the medium and long term.” Delivering his first major speech of 2025, the Liberal Democrat leader will criticise the government for ruling out a customs union arrangement with the EU, arguing such […]
Rachel Reeves vows to ‘break down barriers’ to UK-EU post-Brexit trade — speech in full
The chancellor has vowed to “break down barriers” to trade between the European Union and United Kingdom as part of the government’s post-Brexit “reset”. The comments came as Rachel Reeves delivered speech at meeting of European finance ministers. “This is the first time a British chancellor has attended a meeting of EU finance ministers since […]
Andrew Lewin: ‘Ending the cost of living crisis starts with the EU-UK relationship reset’
When the chancellor attends the Eurogroup meeting on Monday she and her colleagues from the Eurozone will face a daunting set of challenges. Tariff talk from the USA, war in Ukraine and stalling living standards across much of the western world. In these circumstances it can be easy to be a pessimist, but as a […]
Former MPs Caroline Lucas and Dominic Grieve to lead anti-Brexit charge
Former MPs Dominic Grieve and Caroline Lucas have been unveiled as the new co-presidents of European Movement UK.
The evidence speaks for itself: a UK-EU youth mobility scheme is common sense — and popular
Youth mobility schemes have been hitting the headlines again, with politicians and commentators taking us on a rollercoaster of whether the UK and the EU will or won’t seal the deal. The briefing tussle has seen the proposed scheme liberally compared to everything from ‘a return to freedom of movement’ (it isn’t) right through to […]
Starmer vows to leave ‘Brexit years behind’ as Labour pursues EU relations reset
Keir Starmer has vowed to put the “Brexit years behind us” ahead of a trip to Brussels where he will hold talks with senior EU officials.
Dominic Grieve: ‘It’s time to break this election’s conspiracy of silence over Brexit’
Unlike the Conservatives, Labour is not saddled with responsibility for Brexit. But it seems to just want to ignore its consequences.
Lib Dem manifesto pledges to take UK back into EU single market
The Liberal Democrats have vowed to take the United Kingdom back into the European Union single market.
Andrea Leadsom urges businesses to ‘adapt’ to higher post-Brexit costs
A government minister and ardent Brexiteer has urged businesses to “adapt” to higher post-Brexit costs, with food and fresh flower imports from the European Union subjected to new customs controls from today. Dame Andrea Leadsom, a health minister, insisted this morning that the additional checks due to not being in the EU single market have […]
Sadiq Khan attacks Labour’s Brexit ‘omerta’ over rejoining EU customs union
Sadiq Khan has criticised the government’s “extreme hard Brexit”, while hitting out at the Labour’s Party “omerta”, or pact of silence, over the issue. Calling on his party to discuss potential economic reintegration with Brussels, the London mayor said it is time to have “the conversation” about meaningful alignment with the EU. Khan, who is […]
