Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel has accused the PM of (Image: Getty)
has been accused of “undermining Brexit” and the will of the people with to reset Britain’s relationship with the .
The role, which comes with a whopping £200,000 per year salary will focus on as the Prime Minister continues to strengthen Britain’s relationship with them.
has made no secret of his desire to “reset” Britain’s relationship with the EU and has made several high-profile trips to EU countries and summits since his election in July.
But the plan to hire an additional bureaucrat has caused fury amongst senior figures in the who have blasted the direction of travel under the new Prime Minister.
said: “ continues to undermine and our status as a sovereign nation with his plan to take the country back into the EU.
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The Shadow Foreign Secretary has blasted Starmer’s undermining of “Britain as a sovereign state” (Image: Getty)
will not stand by and allow the will of the British people be reversed while Labour arrogantly capitulates to the EU.”
Labour says the new approach will tackle trade barriers, address people-smuggling, and enhance cooperation with allies to counter threats such as Russian aggression.
Labour sources have dismissed the idea that the move is an attempt to reverse , with the Prime Minister stating on the record that he has no plans to re-enter the customs union or single market.
A Labour source said: “There will be no return to the EU, customs union, single market or freedom of movement.”
In October, pledged to “make work” at a meeting with president
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Starmer has met frequently with the EU and its leaders since being elected as PM (Image: Getty)
But any reset of relations with the including the acceptance of migrants or some form of freedom of movement.
Speaking at the time said: “Better cooperation with the EU will deliver the benefits the British people deserve – securing our borders, keeping us safe and boosting economic growth.”
, Ms von der Leyen will want the UK to agree to a new asylum pact from 2026 which will see member states resettle a set number of asylum seekers. It is believed that this figure could be as many as 30,000 per year.
It is also , something it sees as simple to implement and a gesture of goodwill.
One EU official told the Guardian: “The commission mainly wants to see if Starmer is willing to engage on the detail of a youth mobility scheme. If he shows a willingness to do so, that could unlock a lot of other ‘low-hanging fruit’ such as a defence deal.”