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🚨 NEW POLLING: A majority of Brits (52%) would be open to aligning with ALL EU rules on goods and products if it led to a better trading relationship with the EU. Only a quarter would oppose such a move. The public is clearly in favour of a common sense approach. #Brexit

I've been closely following the UK-EU reset and talking to folk on both sides for some time. These are some of my thoughts on how it all unfolded, ahead of what seems likely to be a successful summit next week. linkedin.com/pulse/watching…

There are suggestions that Trump's endless promises to drain the swamp are in fact not delivered on by instead flying over the swamp in a lavishly appointed $400m sleazemobile. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Keir Starmer says Kemi Badenoch must be "the only former trade minister who's against all trade deals which boost our economy." India, the US - next up, a better deal with the EU. #PMQs

Keir Starmer says business are "in favour of our trade deals", specifically mentioning the UK-EU deal to be revealed at Monday's summit 👀 . "The EU deal, good for our economy - she's not even going to wait to see what it says, she absurdly says she's going to rip it up." #PMQs

NEW POLLING reveals Brits support things reportedly on the table at the UK-EU Summit! 🪴 aligning on animal & plant standards (53% v 21%) 🔒a new defence pact (69% v 13%) 🏃a youth mobility scheme (63% v 17%) 🐟sharing access to fishing waters (43% v 33%) bestforbritain.org/british_voters…

"How does a doctor working with 95% foreign-born colleagues prove anything other than the necessity and importance of immigration?" James O'Brien takes on LBC listener Simon, who is quite insistent his text be read out on the show...

Sucking up to Trump is alienating our allies

Here's why you should care about the UK-EU Summit on Monday. A deeper trade deal could deliver up to 2.2% GDP growth. That's 8X the India, Japan, Australia & NZ trade deals combined. And more than any other policy on the table - including planning reform & Heathrow expansion.

Prices on supermarket shelves, defence cooperation and the ability of professionals to work in Europe could all depend on next week's UK EU summit inews.co.uk/news/politics/…

Shadow Chancellor Mel Stride says leaked recording of Chris Philp, of him admitting the UK can't return asylum seekers to Europe post-Brexit (despite promises made at the time), is "blindingly obvious". But it wasn't made blindingly obvious to those who voted Leave, was it?

"This badly needed economic growth comes as welcome news to British businesses and workers. "But nothing can bring down supermarket prices and drive growth like a common sense deal with the EU." Naomi Smith is on Bluesky bestforbritain.org/government_mus…

Just days out from the UK-EU Summit, the final sticking points - youth mobility and fishing - are causing some tension between negotiators theguardian.com/world/2025/may…

👀 Ex-Reform MP Rupert Lowe says Nigel Farage is "running a cult" and he shouldn't be Prime Minister. BBC Newsnight Victoria Derbyshire

Pollster Peter Kellner calls for ambition ahead of Monday's UK-EU Summit 👇 "My worry is Labour will crawl towards the right place by 2027/28, but it will be too late for the benefits of that new relationship to be visible by the time of the election"

Keir Starmer has allowed Nigel Farage to set the government's agenda on immigration. But he must not dance to Farage's tune on the EU. independent.co.uk/voices/starmer…