Brussels to demand UK surrenders fishing rights and follows EU laws

Charles Grant, the director of the Centre for European Reform, said the EU demands would be difficult for Starmer but could lead to long-term economic benefits. “Starmer’s reset is going to require him to do some politically difficult things which will undoubtedly anger the Conservatives and Reform,” he said.

“The EU is going to insist on dynamic alignment and a role for the European Court as the price of an SPS deal.

“But if it can be negotiated it would set a precedent for much closer co-operation across a range of other areas, such as energy, that would be mutually beneficial.

“The British just need to work out exactly what they want in terms of a better trading relationship, and what they are prepared to concede in other areas such as youth mobility or fish, to get the deal through.”