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David Lynch

UK does not need to be a ‘supplicant’ to EU in forthcoming talks – Badenoch

Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch will visit Brussels on Thursday to speak at a conference of centre-right political leaders (Chris Radburn/PA) - (PA Wire)

The UK does not need to be a “supplicant” to the EU to improve its trading relationship, Kemi Badenoch is to warn before the Government’s forthcoming negotiations with the bloc.

The Conservative leader will also claim that “Eurocrats” have “had a 10-year tantrum over Brexit”, and accuse Sir Keir Starmer of forgetting that the UK has led European nations on issues like Ukraine, as she visits Brussels.

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