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Starmer ‘very happy’ with Cabinet and sticking to EU ‘red lines’ – No 10
Downing Street reaffirmed commitment to Labour's EU red lines despite calls from Health Secretary Wes Streeting for a deeper UK-EU trade relationship excluding freedom of movement.
- On Sunday, Health Secretary Wes Streeting told The Observer that a closer UK-EU trading relationship could boost growth, while Downing Street on Monday insisted Sir Keir Starmer will stick to Labour's EU 'red lines'.
- Earlier this month, Sir Keir Starmer ruled out changing policy on a customs union, reaffirming red lines on the single market, customs union, and freedom of movement, amid backbench pressure.
- A customs union would give the UK tariff‑free trade with the EU while requiring acceptance of common standards for traded goods, but Wes Streeting, Health Secretary, ruled out rejoining the single market and freedom of movement.
- A Government source told The Times that Streeting was 'setting out his stall' for a leadership bid, a charge Health Secretary Wes Streeting denied in November.
- Sir Keir Starmer has warned rejoining a customs union would undo US and India trade deals, while earlier this month David Lammy, Deputy Prime Minister, appeared to support closer UK-EU ties.
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Starmer ‘very happy’ with Cabinet and sticking to EU ‘red lines’ – No 10
The response came after Wes Streeting appeared to back joining a customs union with Brussels.
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