British Labor Party leader visits France to renegotiate Brexit

Starmer has revealed some of his letters In recent days he has been a far cry from the caution that has characterized his time in opposition so far. In addition to his desire to sign an agreement with the EU on migration issues, which he expressed during his visit to Europol headquarters in The Hague last week, he also intends to: review business relationships and opening a new page on economic issues From 2025. “Almost everyone knows that agreement where he came from [Boris] johnson This is not a good deal: very scarce“said the Labor Party leader in an interview with ‘Financial Times’.

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Starmer refused to return Customs unionbut he showed his intention Review the Trade and Cooperation AgreementThis agreement, negotiated by Johnson, is alongside greater convergence on energy issues and international mobility. “I feel very strongly that since Brexit there has been a sense that not only have we left the EU, but we have somehow left it. we turned our backs on the world. Wherever you go people feel it absence of the United Kingdom“Previously it was one of the main voices, now it is rarely consulted,” he said. international meeting The meeting of left leaders held in Montreal this weekend and attended by the Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau.

This Tuesday’s meeting with Macron represents a new step in Starmer’s strategy moving to the UK on the international stage. The path that the current prime minister is trying to follow is Rishi Altarwith an approach to powers such as United States of America, Chinese And India Following a period of international discredit under Johnson’s leadership in recent months, new agreements have been made with the EU. However conservatives They didn’t take long criticize plans labor leaderaccused of wanting Return to pre-Brexit model and was reminded of his support for remaining in the community club during the referendum campaign.

The Trade and Cooperation Agreement is due to be reviewed in 2025, but it is not yet known to what extent this agreement will be reviewed. European officials They’re ready to change that. While Starmer’s desire is to strengthen ties with Brussels if he wins the elections, There will be no hot cloth when requested opposite By the London Government, which strikes a balance between the rights and obligations of the two parties. Inside immigration caseThe Labor leader was in favor of reaching an agreement with the EU on the distribution of immigrants, but refused to enter the quota model Something that raises questions about the viability of a possible agreement proposed by the European Commission to member states.

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Britain’s integration into Europe in the post-Brexit period is the main topic on the agenda in Paris this Tuesday. meeting Which one happened? classified as atypicalSince the French president doesn’t usually have meetings This is the case with opposition leaders from political families other than his own. Starmer’s lead over the Conservative Party by nearly 20 points in the polls justified this exception. British manager They tried to downplay the issue and said that meetings between heads of government and foreign opposition leaders were this is a common thing. Bill Clinton and Barack Obama had already done this with Tony Blair and David Cameron respectively before winning elections.

The French Government insisted the relationship between Macron and Sunak was fluid and underlined that the meeting with Starmer was important. It’s part of normality Relations between the two countries are at a standstill with just over a year to go until the general election in the United Kingdom. In a gesture of sincerity, Macron personally informed the British Prime Minister of his meeting with the Labor Party leader at the G20 summit in New Delhi earlier this month.