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The UK is seeking to reschedule a summit with the European Union as ministers continue efforts to deepen post-Brexit cooperation. Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK’s EU negotiator, said closer ties with the bloc were crucially important in the current global environment.
Talks are continuing on areas including agri-food arrangements, youth mobility and emissions trading. The Government has presented the reset as a practical attempt to improve trade and security cooperation while remaining outside the EU’s single market and customs union.
The expected change in prime minister has added a further political dimension to the talks. Ministers are seeking to reassure EU partners that the transition from Starmer to Burnham will not derail the reset, while opposition parties continue to scrutinise whether Labour is moving too close to Brussels.