In an exclusive interview, the head of the TUC says a customs union with the EU could boost the UK’s economy
Keir Starmer should seek out a far closer relationship with Europe, including a possible customs union, the head of the TUC has said.
Paul Nowak, TUC general secretary, said the British public recognised the need for a vastly improved trading arrangement and said it had become more urgent than ever because of the fickle nature of the relationship with Donald Trump’s United States.
In an interview with the Guardian, Nowak said Starmer must relentlessly focus on the cost of living to improve Labour’s standing in the polls, saying it was little surprise there was leadership chatter when the party was doing so badly.
But he warned would-be challengers they would “not be thanked” by the public for distracting the government from its core focus on the economy.
