Starmer to Make Major Concessions in New EU ‘Reset’ Deal – Guido Fawkes

Starmer to Make Major Concessions in New EU ‘Reset’ Deal

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Brexiteers will be sending up the bat signal as fresh reports from Bloomberg reveal the UK is on track to secure a major ‘reset’ deal with the EU by May. Starmer’s major shift back to the bloc has been the cornerstone of his foreign policy since he became PM…

President Trump’s tariff announcement has been seized upon as an excuse for deepening UK-EU cooperation. Government officials from both sides now indicate that a defence and security pact is likely to be finalised at the EU-UK summit in London on May 19th. Meanwhile, talks over fishing rights – which the EU has long been pushing for a hard cave-in – are ramping up, with a deal either signed or committed to at the summit. Those 92 EU surrender staff have been busy…

Labour is also pressing ahead with efforts to secure an EU Youth Mobility Scheme, effectively reopening the door to free movement, despite the government’s repeated assurances that Britain would not rejoin the programme. A UK government spokesman said “we will not be providing a running commentary on talks when it comes to our dialogue with the EU.” Translation: Starmer’s road to rejoin is the bloc well underway…