UK-EU summit will be step on path to better relations, says Rachel Reeves

Exclusive: Chancellor tells Guardian that UK will retain red lines such as no free movement but ‘there will be future areas where we can do more’Defence, fishing and study abroad: what is at stake in the first UK-EU summit?The UK-EU summit on Monday is a “step towards” a deeper and ongoing partnership with Europe, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said, saying any deal struck next week will not be a “one off.”In an interview with the Guardian, Reeves suggested the government was looking for closer ties with Europe beyond what was on the table this coming Monday, adding: “There will be future areas in which we can do more.” Continue reading...

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UK-EU summit will be step on path to better relations, says Rachel Reeves

Exclusive: Chancellor tells Guardian that UK will retain red lines such as no free movement but ‘there will be future areas where we can do more’

The UK-EU summit on Monday is a “step towards” a deeper and ongoing partnership with Europe, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said, saying any deal struck next week will not be a “one off.”

In an interview with the Guardian, Reeves suggested the government was looking for closer ties with Europe beyond what was on the table this coming Monday, adding: “There will be future areas in which we can do more.” Continue reading...