Sir Keir Starmer is trying to postpone the toughest part of Brexit reset negotiations as he scrambles to get a workable deal in place before any possible leadership challenge against him.
Britain and the EU had planned to agree a package of deals on food and drink trade, carbon taxes and under-30s visas at a summit this summer.
But the EU is sceptical about pressing ahead with the next summit because of the political turmoil in the UK, The i Paper has been told.
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There is still no date set, with both London and Brussels sources claiming that the EU is reluctant to agree to the meeting until it becomes clearer whether Starmer will be replaced as Prime Minister by Andy Burnham or another challenger.
