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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Jessica Elgot Deputy political editor

Keir Starmer’s realignment with Europe will be a low-key one

Keir Starmer meets Emmanuel Macron in Paris
Donald Trump’s tariffs and the US’s wavering over Ukraine have made Brussels a far more willing partner. Photograph: Hollandse Hoogte/Rex/Shutterstock

Talk of veterinary agreements, “Canada-plus” and rules of origin are likely to give even the most hardened Westminster veteran terrifying flashbacks. There was once a time when a word from Tory Eurosceptic Bill Cash on dynamic alignment could splash national newspapers.

Now the more common reaction to those terms is a barely stifled yawn. And that is exactly how No 10 would like it to stay.

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