Little-discussed reversal of thinking means plans for formal co-operation look dead

Plans for the UK to re-establish formal foreign and security policy links with the European Union, frozen during negotiations over a trade deal, may never be revived, as UK foreign policy focuses on bilateral links in Europe and developing new alliances in the Indo-Pacific and Middle East.

The freeze marks a little-discussed reversal of thinking from Theresa May’s era, when the political declaration at the time of Britain’s withdrawal spoke about negotiating deep cooperation between the UK and EU.

Continue reading…

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

You May Also Like

US Open golf 2022: second round – live!

Latest updates on the official leaderboard from Brookline You can email Scott…

Slavery and the Guardian: the ties that bind us | David Olusoga

There is an illusion at the centre of British history that conceals…

ICC to plead for extra money to pursue Russian war crimes in Ukraine

International court’s prosecutor to make case at conference in London after Putin…

Transgender medication law in Alabama blocked by judge

A federal judge has blocked part of a law that makes it…