Ten years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, it has ousted the prime minister who tried to reset the relationship and repair some of the damage.
Sir Keir Starmer had been negotiating to regain some of the privileges the UK enjoyed as part of the world’s single largest market when he stepped down. Andy Burnham, the former mayor of Greater Manchester recently returned to Westminster, looks set to replace him.
Here in Brussels, EU officials and diplomats are sniggering behind closed doors, while wondering when their partner across the channel will finally get a grip.
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It’s hardly the moment for a leadership crisis when the EU and the UK together face more daunting external challenges – not least the Trump presidency in the US that will once again test Nato cohesion at an upcoming summit in Turkey.
