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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 · May 19, 2025

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 · May 19, 2025

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 · May 18, 2025

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.

Evening Standard · May 13, 2025

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 · May 13, 2025

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 · May 9, 2025

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’.

Evening Standard · May 7, 2025

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

The Independent UK · May 7, 2025

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 · May 7, 2025

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 · May 4, 2025