Pippa Crerar

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Natalie Ktena |Zoe Hitch |Kiran Stacey |Pippa Crerar

The UK and EU have reached a deal, in what Downing Street hopes will be a reset with Brussels after Brexit. But with negotiations coming down to the wire and fishing yet again a sticking point, how much has changed? Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at how the talks unfolded and how the politics around the new deal could play out

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Peter Walker |Pippa Crerar

Talks between the UK and EU over a significant reset to relations achieved a last-minute breakthrough overnight, believed to be about fishing rights, just before the start of a crunch summit in London. With Keir Starmer preparing to host the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in London on Monday morning after late-night talks, stumbling blocks included the timescale for agreement on access to British waters for the EU’s fishers, and checks on foods and similar products.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Pippa Crerar |Jennifer Rankin

Negotiations on a major reset of the UK’s relationship with the European Union have gone “down to the wire”, with fisheries and youth mobility among outstanding sticking points with hours to go before the start of a crucial summit. In scenes reminiscent of the Brexit talks, British officials were still trying to reach a compromise with their EU counterparts overnight, as Keir Starmer prepared to host the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, in London on Monday.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Jessica Elgot |Aletha Adu |Pippa Crerar |Eleni Courea

For veterans of the Brexit years, such as Keir Starmer, the next 12 hours will feel painfully familiar. Negotiationswill go until the final hours. But this time, there is belief on both sides that things can be different. For the UK, Monday’s UK-EU summit is the most crucial piece of the three-part jigsaw to unlock growth, after the recent deals with India and the US.

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Pippa Crerar |Eleni Courea

Downing Street is actively investigating changes to the controversial winter fuel payment cut over growing concerns about the policy’s deep unpopularity among voters. No 10 has stepped up its work on reviewing the policy by carrying out internal polling and focus groups on how voters would respond to potential modifications to it.