From Le Figaro with AFP
Published yesterday at 11:59 p.m., updated yesterday at 11:59 p.m.
Labor Party leader Keir Starmer. MINAS PANAGIOTAKIS / AFP
The Labor Party, which is well ahead in the polls for the next general election, is hoping to return to power and renegotiate a deal that is “far too restrictive”.
Britain’s Labor Party will try to negotiate a “better deal” on free trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union after Brexit if it comes to power at the next general election, its leader Keir Starmer said in an interview on Sunday Financial Times.
“Almost everyone agrees that the deal that (former Prime Minister Boris) Johnson did is not a good deal. It is far too small,” said Keir Starmer, who voted to remain in the EU in 2016, adding: “As we get closer to 2025 we will try to get a much better deal for the UK. “
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between Brussels and London, which governs post-Brexit relations, particularly economic relations, entered into force in 2021, with a review clause in 2025. Its application has not been smooth, and the exit from the EU is burdened and will be continue to weigh on the British economy, according to economists.
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Labor is clearly ahead in the polls
Many companies are suffering from the new trade restrictions, the difficulty of attracting European workers has exacerbated labor shortages, the powerful city is facing increasing competition from other European financial centers, while London is struggling to strike bilateral trade deals with other countries.
“I think we can have a closer trading relationship with the EU,” said Keir Starmer, whose party is well ahead of the 13-year-ruling Conservatives in polls, ahead of a general election that must be held by early 2025.
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Seven years after the 2016 referendum, 61% of Brits believe Brexit has failed, according to a YouGov poll conducted this summer, in contrast to the Conservative government, which regularly touts the country’s newfound freedom and the benefits of leaving Landes praises. EU. But Labour, often accused by the Tories of wanting to move closer to the EU, has already assured that it has no intention of returning to Brexit. “We have to make it work. It’s not about returning (to the EU). But I refuse to accept that we can’t do it,” reiterated Keir Starmer.