Labour seeking ādeeper relationshipā with EU under Burnham, new minister says | TheBriefWire
Labour seeking ādeeper relationshipā with EU under Burnham, new minister says
Published 9 August 2026 Ā· europe
Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants āsense of renewed paceā in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labourās red lines The UK will move faster and be more
Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants āsense of renewed paceā in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labourās red lines The UK will move faster and be more ambitious on achieving closer ties with Europe under Andy Burnhamās government, his new chief post-Brexit negotiator has said.. Hamish Falconer, the new cabinet minister in charge of the EU reset talks, said there was āroom to be ambitiousā within Labourās red lines on Europe, which exclude reopening discussions on the single market and customs union, and he would look at the āart of the possibleā. Continue reading...
Published: August 9, 2026 ā¢ 11:30 PM IST Ā· Updated: August 10, 2026 ā¢ 12:08 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Exclusive: Hamish Falconer wants āsense of renewed paceā in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labourās red lines The UK will move faster and be more ambitious on achieving closer ties with Europe under Andy Burnhamās government, his new chief post-Brexit negotiator has said..
Hamish Falconer, the new cabinet minister in charge of the EU reset talks, said there was āroom to be ambitiousā within Labourās red lines on Europe, which exclude reopening discussions on the single market and customs union, and he would look at the āart of the possibleā.
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