Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said she would align some regulations with the EU in order to boost trade
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves during a visit to Ocean Gate, Eastern Docks in Southampton, while on the General Election campaign trail. Stefan Rousseau/PA WireLabour could struggle to strike a more ambitious post-Brexit deal for closer relations with Brussels because the UK is no longer a priority, EU insiders have warned.
“Because if you make it more difficult to trade, guess what? It’s not so successful from our point of view. We do think there’s a better deal to be had, obviously that will have to be negotiated.” An insider praised Labour’s “ambition” but added: “There isn’t really a team of people following every single announcement within the campaign. Most people in Brussels won’t even have noticed Rachel Reeves’s latest. It’s not at the top of their agendas, currently.”
The Irish Government, which was boosted during the years after the 2016 Brexit referendum by the support of other EU member states, is understood to be concerned that the issue is less of a priority for its allies now.
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