Labour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister says
“I would want a deeper relationship, a more ambitious relationship with the EU,” Falconer told the Guardian.What the EU wants from Andy BurnhamRead more“There’s also a whole range of areas in relation to services where I’d really like it to be progressed. Services is obviously an area where the EU itself is less closely integrated and there’s a lot of discussion within the EU about where to take the productivity challenge for them – that’s a challenge we can recognise here in the UK as well. So, particularly on services, I’m really interested in where we can go further.”Falconer, the son of the Labour grandee Charlie Falconer, is a former Middle East minister and diplomat who has experience as a Foreign Office negotiator.
- ▪“I would want a deeper relationship, a more ambitious relationship with the EU,” Falconer told the Guardian.What the EU wants from Andy BurnhamRead more“There’s also a whole range of areas in relation to services where I’d really like it to
- ▪Services is obviously an area where the EU itself is less closely integrated and there’s a lot of discussion within the EU about where to take the productivity challenge for them – that’s a challenge we can recognise here in the UK as well.
- ▪So, particularly on services, I’m really interested in where we can go further.”Falconer, the son of the Labour grandee Charlie Falconer, is a former Middle East minister and diplomat who has experience as a Foreign Office negotiator.
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Hamish Falconer: ‘We have made some real initial progress on resetting but now we’ve got to deliver.’ Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianView image in fullscreenHamish Falconer: ‘We have made some real initial progress on resetting but now we’ve got to deliver.’ Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The GuardianBrexitLabour seeking ‘deeper relationship’ with EU under Burnham, new minister saysExclusive: Hamish Falconer wants ‘sense of renewed pace’ in post-Brexit talks while staying within Labour’s red linesJessica Elgot and Lisa O’CarrollSun 9 Aug 2026 14.00 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe UK will move faster and be more ambitious on achieving closer ties with Europe under Andy Burnham’s government, his new chief post-Brexit negotiator has said..Hamish Falconer, the new…
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