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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot and Rowena Mason

Britain’s biggest unions call for much closer UK-EU ties amid ‘volatile’ global economy

Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer
Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer last weekend. Starmer’s government appears to be moving far closer to Europe than under the Conservatives. Photograph: Toby Melville/PA

The UK should forge much closer ties with Europe amid an increasingly “volatile and unpredictable” global economy, Britain’s biggest trade unions will argue as they push for new workers’ rights across the continent.

In its first major intervention on Europe in five years, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) will call for a “much-needed” closer relationship with the EU, in a joint statement with European counterparts.

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