Britain’s government lacks a clear Europe policy
It should be more ambitious over getting closer to the EU
IT sometimes seems that Brexit will never end. The end of the month marks the fifth anniversary of Britain’s formal withdrawal from the European Union. A few days later Sir Keir Starmer will attend his first informal summit of EU leaders. A formal EU-UK summit will follow in April to kick off talks on a “reset” in relations. Sir Keir wants to build on the needlessly thin trade deal agreed by Boris Johnson, a former prime minister. Most EU leaders favour closer links with an important neighbour.
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This article appeared in the Britain section of the print edition under the headline “A testing time for a reset”
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