Sir Keir Starmer has said he will be seeking a closer trading relationship with the EU if Labour wins the next election.
The Labour leader spent the weekend meeting fellow centre-left leaders in Montreal, Canada, including the country’s prime minister Justin Trudeau.
It comes amid a flurry of overseas engagements before party conference season, with Sir Keir expected to meet French President Emmanuel Macron later this week.
Speaking to The Financial Times, the frontrunner to become the next prime minister said he would be seeking a rewritten Brexit deal.
Labour has long been critical of the deal negotiated by the Conservatives under Boris Johnson, with the Trade and Cooperation Agreement up for review in 2025.
Sir Keir told the paper: “Almost everyone recognises the deal Johnson struck is not a good deal – it’s far too thin.
“As we go into 2025 we will attempt to get a much better deal for the UK.”
But speaking to Alexis Conran on Channel 5, Marina Purkiss said the plan is worse than half-baked – it’s more comparable to extracting eggs out of a baked cake.
Watch her comments below:
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