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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Lisa O'Carroll Brexit correspondent

EU would not rush to reopen Brexit talks with Labour, say Brussels sources

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Brussels would be hesitant to reopen the trade and cooperation agreement with the UK, as it ‘was disproportionately good’ for the EU. Photograph: Reuters

The EU will not rush to reopen Brexit negotiations with the UK even if Labour is swept to power next Thursday, senior sources in Brussels have indicated.

They say they will welcome a change of government but the deep scars left by the Conservatives during Brexit negotiations along with the new priorities caused by the war in Ukraine, and the rise of the far right weigh heavily on the minds of influential figures in Brussels.

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