Labour’s Sir Keir Starmer will rewrite Britain’s Brexit deal with the EU if he wins the next general election, he has pledged.
The deal, negotiated by Boris Johnson, is due for a review in 2025, which Sir Keir said would be an “important” moment to improve
However, the Labour leader stressed that any Government led by him would not seek to rejoin the customs union, single market or the EU as a whole.
cooperation and seek a closer trading relationship with Brussels
Speaking to the Financial Times on the sidelines of a conference for centre-left leaders in Montreal, he said: “Almost everyone recognises the deal Johnson struck is not a good deal - it’s far too thin. As we go into 2025 we will attempt to get a much better deal for the UK.”