Starmer is preparing an EU “reset” bill that would give ministers sweeping powers to deepen ties with Brussels, according to The Guardian. Minister will be able to go beyond what the UK has agreed so far…
The legislation is expected to be introduced in the coming months, alongside negotiations with the EU – meaning MPs are likely to vote on it before Starmer’s UK-EU deal is finalised. The bill would create mechanisms for alignment on agrifoods and electricity trading. In return the UK will become a rule-taker, accepting EU food standards and the European Court of Justice…
On Sunday, Starmer openly said he wants deeper access to the single market than previously agreed. Now government sources have said they’d be willing to send more money to Brussels in exchange for further sector-by-sector access. Expect resistance in the Lords. An opportunity for the Tories to mount some meaningful opposition here…
Speaking on Trump’s military action in Venezuela, Kemi Badenoch told the Today Programme:
“Where the legal certainty is not yet clear, morally, I do think it was the right thing to do.”