Arj Singh

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Arj Singh

The UK and EU are closing in on a defence deal to unveil at next month’s landmark Brexit reset summit as the two sides look to “get things done”, sources have signalled. Brussels’ chief negotiator Maros Sefcovic this week travelled to London for meetings with key UK ministers which continued a new “warmth and spirit of cooperation” after Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met last week in a “watershed moment”, an EU source said.

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Arj Singh

A Conservative thrashing at the hands of both Reform and the Liberal Democrats is what many are expecting from next week’s local elections. The Tories are defending a 973 seats, far more than any other party, after a stellar performance amid the Covid vaccine bounce in 2021. But they are on course to lose many of them as voters continue to punish the party for its time in government. However if things go badly, Sir Keir Starmer may also endure a very difficult day.

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Arj Singh

A deal for under-30s to more easily travel, work and study between the UK and EU was a step closer on Friday after two European diplomats said Brussels was open to limiting how many people could access it. One senior EU diplomat told The i Paper the bloc views a youth mobility deal as a vital part of the post-Brexit reset and made clear member states would be open to considering a cap on numbers, in what would be a major concession.

2 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Arj Singh

The EU and UK are set for a clash over demands to time-limit a mooted deal on easier under-30s migration, Germany’s ambassador has signalled. But Miguel Berger did not rule out Brussels accepting Home Secretary Yvette Cooper’s apparent demands to ensure a UK-EU youth mobility scheme only grants visas for year-long stays to ensure any young people travelling to Britain do not show up in migration statistics.

3 weeks ago | inews.co.uk | Arj Singh

A European court ruling on fishing rights that threatens to derail Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset at a critical moment is expected on Monday. The i Paper understands UK ministers are expecting a tribunal to rule on whether the UK must drop its ban on sand eel fishing – designed to protect endangered puffins – after it was challenged by the EU next week.