Rachel Reeves has stubbornly insisted that the Labour government will “stick to our red lines” over the Brexit reset with the EU despite growing evidence that a more fundamental change is needed in the relationship.
Ms Reeves became the first chancellor to join European member state finance ministers and EU commissioners for a meeting in Brussels since Brexit, with hopes running high that it would herald a more open-minded approach to reworking the flawed EU deal left by Boris Johnson.
