‘We’re in the last, hard yards’: quiet hopes for UK-EU reset at crucial summit

The clock is ticking down to Monday’s crucial EU-UK summit, with negotiations going on throughout the weekend. Photograph: Andy Rain/EPA

For veterans of the Brexit years, such as Keir Starmer, the next 12 hours will feel painfully familiar. Negotiations will go until the final hours. But this time, there is belief on both sides that things can be different.

For the UK, Monday’s UK-EU summit is the most crucial piece of the three-part jigsaw to unlock growth, after the recent deals with India and the US.