The European Union will not agree to a “soft touch” Brexit deal with a future Labour government, Sir Keir Starmer has been warned, as Brussels played down the prospect of a significantly improved trade agreement with the UK.
The Labour leader, who is due to meet President Macron of France in Paris on Tuesday, has said he would give priority to getting a “much better deal for the UK” as part of a review of the existing trade deal due in 2025.
But senior figures in London and Brussels have offered little hope of a “quick win” for Starmer, saying that the EU was wary of re-opening the Brexit debate, even with a new government in Westminster.
They also warned that the review of the
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