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A UK bid to re-enter the European Union (EU) is “an inevitability”, a Treasury minister has said. Lord Livermore was at the despatch box when he shared his “personal view” that the UK would rejoin the 27-member bloc.more

Brexit rules affecting UK food exports to the EU, including fresh sausages and burgers, will be scrapped from mid-2027 in the first confirmed result of Keir Starmer’s “reset” negotiations with Brussels, the government has announced.more

The UK would be keen to replicate the EU’s agreement with Mercosur, according to a report by Euractiv based on an interview with the UK’s Trade Minister, Chris Bryant. He said that London is considering concluding such an agreement because the EU deal has put British manufacturers at a disadvantage.more

Andy Burnham, the frontrunner in the race to become British Prime Minister, announced yesterday that he does not want Brexit to be reversed. His rival had previously called for a return to the EU.more

British Deputy Minister for the Constitution and Relations with the European Union, Nick Thomas-Symonds, told the Italian daily La Repubblica that the government in London will campaign to bring the UK as close as possible to the EU. He admitted that the negotiations are difficult.more

UK ministers are to start removing post-Brexit residency rights from EU citizens who are no longer “continuously” living in the country. The initiative is legal under the 2020 Brexit withdrawal agreement, but the decision to use travel data to partly determine absences has raised concerns.more

Government plans legislation to allow adoption of some EU single market rules via secondary procedures, limiting normal parliamentary votes.more

Twenty-five percent of Canadians believe that Canada's accession to the European Union would be a good idea, and another 58 percent believe it's an idea worth exploring further, according to a recent survey by the Canadian center Spark Advocacy.more

The UK will pursue closer economic ties with the European Union in light of the war in Iran, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The prime minister told a news conference he would use a summit with the EU later this year to seek more cooperation with the bloc on the economy and security.more

Sir Sadiq Khan has called for Labour to go into the next general election promising to rejoin the EU. The mayor of London has also said the government should rejoin the customs union and single market before the next general election, expected in 2029.more

The minister tasked with resetting the UK’s relationship with the European Union has ruled out a customs union with the bloc – and said he does not believe Britain will ever return to the EU.more

UK exports of farm products to the EU have fallen by 37.4% since 2019, highlighting trade barriers caused by Brexit.more

After shifting right on migration, the government focuses on EU relations as the main political dividing line ahead of the next election.more

The EU is said to be demanding that financial compensation be paid by any future British government that reneges on a post-Brexit “reset” deal signed with Sir Keir Starmer, as part of an attempt to protect the agreement should Reform UK ever come to power.more

Keir Starmer’s government has been told a closer EU trade deal is a “strategic necessity” for companies in Britain as growing numbers of exporters find it tougher to do business under the UK’s post-Brexit agreement. more

The United Kingdom will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme, the government in London announced today. In December 2020, the UK left the programme as part of its post-Brexit trade agreement with the European Union.more

Tens of thousands of young British and European citizens would be given the right to live and work in each other’s countries under plans for a scheme that ministers are aiming to finalise within the next year. Ministers want to secure a youth mobility scheme with the EU by the end of 2026, as part of a broader reset of Britain’s relationship with Europe six years after leaving the bloc.more

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has warned that China poses "national security threats" to Britain, but defended his government's decision to step up engagement with the country, saying closer business ties are in the national interest.more

In a speech delivered today in London, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer spoke in favour of strengthening trade ties with the European Union. In his opinion, the Brexit agreement has ‘significantly damaged the British economy’.more

Brexit is costing the UK up to £90bn a year in lost tax revenues, a new analysis shows, just days before Rachel Reeves prepares to hike levies in her make-or-break Budget. more

The Liberal Democrats are forcing a vote in parliament on creating a new customs union to put pressure on Labour MPs to take a more pro-EU stance. Ed Davey’s party is writing to all Labour MPs urging them to back a new bill in favour of a customs union with the EU, believing this is the best way to boost growth and raise revenue, rather than tax rises.more

The European Commission is demanding that the UK contribute between €4 billion and €6 billion to the €150 billion SAFE EU armaments programme, according to yesterday's “Telegraph” newspaper, citing EU sources.more

The majority of Britons do not feel proud of their country, a new survey has revealed. The wide-ranging polling on attitudes also suggested that people increasingly believe the UK is divided, that so-called culture wars exist, and that life was better in the past.more

The idea was that leaving the bloc would give the U.K. back “control” of its borders and create a fairer system. But the widespread perception is it didn’t turn out that way. Brits voted for Brexit because of immigration. Now they want to turn back the clock.more

A significant number of EU citizens living long term in the UK post Brexit are experiencing discrimination in work and in public services, a report by the UK’s statutory Brexit watchdog has revealed.more