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Renewed ties with EU needed to boost UK security and economy, says Starmer

PM says lessons must be learned from shocks to cost of living as government plans to align with bloc’s rules by defaultThe economic and security benefits of a closer relationship with the EU are “simply too big to ignore”, Keir…

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PM says lessons must be learned from shocks to cost of living as government plans to align with bloc’s rules by default

The economic and security benefits of a closer relationship with the EU are “simply too big to ignore”, Keir Starmer has told parliament as the British government prepares for more rapid alignment with European rules.

Updating MPs on the Iran conflict and his visit to the Gulf last week, the prime minister was explicit about what he argued was the need for renewed ties with Europe given the chaotic global situation and Donald Trump’s unpredictable US administration.

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