Content in the topic of Europe and Brexit

One year on and Labour finds itself amid the aftermath of a bruising rebellion over welfare reforms, cratering approval ratings, and the spectre of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK waiting in the wings. However, when it comes to Europe — and the central importance of our largest and closest trading partners to the UK’s economic prosperity — the government, quietly and unobtrusively, has so far ticked most, if not all, of the boxes.

This morning the government published the UK’s new Trade Strategy, the first one since the UK left the EU. The report outlines the targeted approach the government will take over the coming years to provide ‘practical deals that deliver faster benefits to UK businesses’. The Trade Strategy makes clear that the EU is “our closest neighbour and trading partner”, with Prime Minister Keir Starmer saying that he wanted the UK-EU relationship “to move on in iterations” at the yearly summits the UK and EU have now agreed to.

World leaders flying into this week’s G7 summit in Kananaskis, in the heart of the Canadian Rockies, might have been nervously scanning from the aeroplane windows for apex predators.

Fifteen years after George Osborne entered the Treasury, Reeves branded austerity as “a destructive choice for our economy…creating a lost decade for growth, wages, and living standards”. Reeves' first year in office has so far been largely defined by cuts to Winter Fuel Payments and looming cuts to PIP, but what was included in the Chancellor’s plans for the rest of the Parliament? And how could a closer relationship with Europe help her mission?

Campaigners have urged ministers to redouble their efforts to deliver on the promise of the UK-EU summit after it emerged confidence in the UK economy had plunged over the last decade.

Donald Trump has temporarily exempted the UK from his doubling of tariffs on steel and aluminium while the UK-US Economic Prosperity Deal is being finalised. But with a 9 July deadline looming, what are the chances of EPD being implemented - and will tariffs return if it isn't?

The UK's economic outlook has been downgraded over the next two years, amid the impact of US President Donald Trump's tariff plans on the global economy. 

A US federal trade court has blocked the majority of President Donald Trump's trade tariffs after ruling he had overstepped his authority to impose the import levies.

While this deal may ease tensions and smooth select trade flows, it’s no game-changer for the UK economy. Not yet.

The UK and EU today struck a new deal aimed at fixing post-Brexit friction. From smoother travel and youth mobility to cheaper food, defence cooperation and reduced barriers for businesses, some changes will kick in quickly, while others require further negotiation. The deal marks the first step towards a more practical partnership - here's what's in it.