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Labour says UK ‘nowhere near’ renegotiating EU trade deal as European leaders arrive for key summit – politics live

Leaders attending European Political Community meeting in UK include Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia Meloni

We mentioned this earlier but in case you missed it, here’s what we’re expecting today (all timings are BST):

10am: Opening session

Of course, we’re entering into discussions but we’re nowhere near a negotiation on the trade agreement – that paper thin trade agreement that Boris Johnson struck – the veterinary deal that we’ve said that we want to get, the mutual qualifications that we want to work on and the UK-EU security pact that we’re proposing to Europe that will enable us to discuss a whole range of issues across the European family.

I’m certainly not going to show my hand before negotiations have even begun.

Continue reading… The Guardian Read More Leaders attending European Political Community meeting in UK include Olaf Scholz, Emmanuel Macron and Giorgia MeloniWe mentioned this earlier but in case you missed it, here’s what we’re expecting today (all timings are BST):10am: Opening sessionOf course, we’re entering into discussions but we’re nowhere near a negotiation on the trade agreement – that paper thin trade agreement that Boris Johnson struck – the veterinary deal that we’ve said that we want to get, the mutual qualifications that we want to work on and the UK-EU security pact that we’re proposing to Europe that will enable us to discuss a whole range of issues across the European family.I’m certainly not going to show my hand before negotiations have even begun. Continue reading…