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Farage wants UK businesses to fail, minister says as Labour reopens Brexit wounds

European affairs minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to open a new front for Labour in the fight against Reform with a warning over Brexit

The Independent UK

Post-Brexit licences for exporting food to EU cost UK firms up to £65m last year

Government to promise it will scrap existing scheme by reaching new deal with Brussels in next 18 months

The Guardian - UK

Government aims for permanent food and drink deal with EU as it attacks Farage

It came as Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds is to accuse Reform UK leader Nigel Farage of wanting to see British businesses fail.

Evening Standard

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Close UK-France relationship a ‘game changer’ says Macron

Sir Keir Starmer hosted Emmanuel Macron in Downing Street as he pushed for further joint action to tackle the small boats crisis.

Evening Standard

Jury trials ‘always important’ part of justice system amid court reform shake-up

Plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where trials are heard by judges were unveiled on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Starmer and Macron agree that ‘new deterrent’ needed to stop small boats, No 10 says – as it happened

Starmer and Macron are due to attend a more formal summit tomorrow

The Guardian - UK

‘Disconnect’ between Government and businesses over post-Brexit trade – Empey

Secretary of State Hilary Benn told a House of Lords committee that trade is flowing.

Evening Standard

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Millions of UK tourists visiting Portugal can use e-gates this summer

Portuguese passport control is about to get speedier in time for summer holidays

The Independent UK

Faro Airport opens e-gates to British travellers in time for summer – minister

UK nationals have been unable to use e-gates in most Schengen area countries since Brexit.

Evening Standard

Spirit of willing and quiet resolve land UK-EU deal, but not without late wrangles

Eleventh-hour conflicts over youth mobility and fishing rights showed both sides bargaining hard

The Guardian - UK

UK looks to reset EU relations 5 years after Brexit

The U.K. and the European Union are meeting in London to discuss closer ties in their first official summit since Brexit

The Independent UK

Starmer To Host First UK-EU Summit Since Brexit

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts European Union chiefs on Monday for a landmark summit designed to usher in a closer relationship between Britain and the bloc, five years after Brexit.

International Business Times

UK and EU officials locked in last-minute negotiations over post-Brexit reset deal

Disagreements over fishing rights and youth mobility are understood to have presented last-minute stumbling blocks for a deal with the EU

The Independent UK

British travellers could get access to EU passport queues again in Brexit reset deal

The arrangement, if agreed, would cut the amount of time travellers spend waiting in queues in Europe

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

EU talks going ‘to the wire’ as Starmer prepares to announce deal

The Prime Minister has said the agreement would be ‘another step forwards’ for the UK.

The Guardian - UK

Defence, fishing and study abroad: what is at stake in the first UK-EU summit?

‘Reset’ rhetoric may have been downgraded, but several big issues are still on the table

Evening Standard

Nothing can ‘put right’ infected blood delay damage, minister says

More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with viruses, including HIV and hepatitis C, after receiving contaminated blood.

Evening Standard

Government supports ‘controlled’ youth movement schemes, minister says

Ahead of the UK-EU summit next week, backbench Labour MPs pressed the Government to agree a youth mobility scheme.

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Evening Standard

No plans to reintroduce freedom of movement or customs union, MPs told

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds says Labour will ‘deliver its manifesto’ rather than rejoining EU initiatives.

Evening Standard

Starmer says he is ‘ambitious’ on what can be achieved with EU

It comes less than a fortnight before the Prime Minister will host EU chiefs at a major summit as he works on relations with Brussels.

Evening Standard

Infected blood victims will die before they get compensation, minister accepts

The inquiry is examining the ‘timeliness and adequacy of the Government’s response to compensation’.

The Independent UK

UK poised to agree post-Brexit youth visa scheme in major step towards closer ties with EU

Ministers appear to have conceded to EU demands to set up a youth mobility scheme, after previously claiming there were ‘no plans’ to agree on it

Evening Standard

Government will consider ‘sensible’ UK-EU youth mobility proposals – minister

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said: ‘A smart, controlled youth mobility scheme would of course have benefits for our young people.’

Evening Standard

Infected blood victims ‘scared they won’t live to see compensation’

It comes amid growing disquiet among affected groups about the compensation scheme.

Evening Standard

EU trade chief meets ministers in London amid leaks of mooted pact

The meeting comes ahead of a UK-EU summit in May that will be seen as a critical moment in the Government’s drive to to reset relations with Brussels.

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