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EU trade chief meets ministers in London amid leaks of mooted pact

The meeting comes ahead of a UK-EU summit in May that will be seen as a critical moment in the Government’s drive to to reset relations with Brussels.

Evening Standard

Reynolds holds talks with EU trade chief amid mooted pact with Brussels

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds met with the EU’s commissioner for trade Maros Sefcovic in London.

Evening Standard

‘I want our young people to be able to work in Europe’, says Rachel Reeves

Chancellor’s remarks, made ahead of the EU-UK summit next month, signal a softening of the government’s position on a youth mobility scheme

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German ambassador ‘really optimistic’ about new post-Brexit youth visa scheme despite confusion in UK government

Visas that could allow under-30s to live and work in European Union countries, and vice versa, under discussion as Keir Starmer tries to reset relations with the bloc after Brexit

The Independent UK

UK ‘will not be defined by the past’ amid speculation on EU youth visa scheme

The Government has faced pressure from backbench MPs to agree a youth mobility scheme.

Evening Standard

Visas for young EU citizens to work in UK: We're moving in a good direction, says German ambassador to London

But the UK government is wary that such a scheme could spark accusations of a return to freedom of movement

Evening Standard

EU-UK talks making ‘good progress’ says Downing Street after von der Leyen visit

Sir Keir Starmer welcomed the European Commission president to Number 10.

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Visas for young European under a youth mobility scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, says minister

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs the Government is pursuing a new partnership with the EU which will make the UK ‘safer, more secure and more prosperous’.

Evening Standard

UK deal with EU will not return to ‘arguments of the past’, minister says

Exclusive: Thomas-Symonds says growth is top priority as Starmer talks to von der Leyen before May summit

The Guardian - UK

Post-Brexit youth visa scheme with EU ‘not in Government plans’, minister says

Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs the Government is pursuing a new partnership with the EU which will make the UK ‘safer, more secure and more prosperous’

The Independent UK

Labour MPs urge Starmer to back youth mobility scheme amid EU trade reset

More than 60 MPs sign letter calling for time-limited visas for 18- to 30-year-olds to travel freely

The Guardian - UK

Hillsborough families call for ‘all or nothing’ law as Labour expected to break pledge

Report released as Labour admits it will break promise to enact law by 36th anniversary and rewrites key proposals

The Guardian - UK

UK urged to stop Northern Ireland being ‘caught in crossfire’ of US-EU trade war

Concerns were raised in the Commons about the ‘particularly complex’ situation for Northern Ireland even if the UK avoids tariffs.

Evening Standard

King Charles meets Zelensky at Sandringham in show of support for Ukraine president

As Keir Starmer acts as a bridge between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky to broker peace

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Labour MP Squirming on BBC Question Time Amid Defence Spending Debate Intensifies

A tense atmosphere prevailed on this week’s BBC Question Time when Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds was visibly uncomfortable.

The Guardian - UK

Trump has left a void that the EU and Britain must fill together

America is in retreat from its underappreciated good works around the world. Europe needs to act – and Brexit only hinders this essential response

Evening Standard

Ministers warned infected blood compensation payouts taking ‘far too long’

More than 30,000 people who received NHS treatment between the 1970s and early 1990s were infected with contaminated blood.

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John Swinney meets EU ambassador after Labour pledge 'no rewind' on Brexit

FIRST Minister John Swinney has discussed strengthening Scotland and the UK’s ties with the European Union in a meeting with the bloc’s…

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The Independent UK

Report shows how Starmer’s Brexit reset can save economic plan but only with EU goodwill

A new report has been published revealing that the UK’s economy could be boosted by 2.2 per cent just by more deeply aligning with the EU

The Independent UK

No rewind on Brexit, minister says following reset talks

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the Government intends to make Brexit work in a ‘ruthlessly pragmatic’ way.

Evening Standard

EU’s Sefcovic and UK’s Thomas-Symonds have ‘productive’ talks on closer ties

Sir Keir Starmer will host the EU’s leaders for a summit in May as part of his effort to ‘reset’ relations with Brussels after Brexit.

Evening Standard

Joining pan-Europe trade deal would not cross ‘red lines’ – No 10

Maros Sefcovic, a senior European official, said the trade bloc ‘could consider’ the UK joining the Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention.

Evening Standard

Young Britons wanting to work or study in EU face ‘tangle of Brexit red tape’

James MacCleary MP has proposed a UK-EU youth mobility scheme.

Evening Standard

Former Gordon Brown spokesman to drive UK’s efforts to reset EU relations

Michael Ellam returns to the Civil Service after more than a decade at HSBC.

The Independent UK

Sibling eligibility for infected blood pay outs extended as first payments made

Ministers have also accepted, or accepted in principle, all of the recommendations of the probe into the scandal.

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