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 about the Metropolitan Police, Nigel Farage told a press conference in London:
“Giuliani didn’t abolish the NYPD. He changed the leadership. He put those into positions of authority that shared his vision of the broken windows theory of dealing with crime from the bottom up. That’s what you have to do. So, I would suggest that rather than scrapping it, we need to find the right people in the right position.”