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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm, Political Editor

Labour wants new EU links in a reset of British foreign policy

David Lammy, left, and Keir Starmer arrive for the global progress action summit in Montreal, Canada, on 15 September.
David Lammy, left, and Keir Starmer arrive for the global progress action summit in Montreal, Canada, on 15 September. Photograph: Minas Panagiotakis/Getty Images

The shadow foreign secretary, David Lammy, has proposed regular meetings between UK and European Union ministers, as part of a major reset of British foreign policy under a Labour government.

Lammy, who was attending a gathering of centre-left leaders in Montreal, Canada, with the Labour leader Keir Starmer, told the Observer it was high time the UK took up its place again, after Brexit, as a lead player in world affairs. “A UK that is isolated and missing is felt across the world. It is definitely the case that the international community want Britain back,” he said.

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