MPS WARN PM OVER EU 'SECRETIVE APPROACH'

HE UK Government's “secretive” approach to negotiations with the EU may have harmed efforts to “reset” relations with the bloc, a cross-party group of MPs has warned.

- CHRISTOPHER MCKEON

In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, the Commons Foreign Affairs Committee said public support for closer relations with Europe meant the UK Government had space to be “bold in its offer to the EU” in order to “maximise benefits” from the negotiations.

But they warned that attempts to reset relations with Brussels were being hampered by a “perceived absence of a strategic vision” and a lack of interest from EU member states.

The letter comes as Sir Keir prepares to host the first UK-EU summit tomorrow, where he hopes to make significant progress on his policy of a “reset”.