KEIR Starmer's Brexit chief will pledge to lock Britain into closer ties with the EU, despite warnings the plan amounts to a 'betrayal'.
In a major speech on future relations with Brussels on Wednesday, Nick Thomas-Symonds will claim that closer alignment with EU rules is a 'necessary step' to boost economic growth.
The Cabinet Office minister, a close ally of Sir Keir, was appointed last year to oversee Labour's 'reset' of relations with the EU.
In his speech, he will pledge to go further, including committing to a new 'food and drink deal' with Brussels by 2027, which will permanently lock British producers into following EU regulations.
Nigel Farage has vowed to scrap Labour's reset agreement with Brussels, arguing that it damages Britain's prospects for striking ambitious trade deals around the world.
