‘No more basket case Britain’: Europe welcomes Starmer reset in UK-EU ties

PM’s promise to draw line under years of factious relations greeted with plaudits and relief by European mediaKeir Starmer’s promised “reset” of the UK’s ties with the rest of Europe has drawn a positive response in European media, with one longtime journalist rejoicing that she will never again have to cover “Britain as a basket case”.The prime minister told leaders at a meeting of the European Political Community at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire on Thursday that he wanted to draw a line under years of fractious relations with the rest of Europe. The relaunch was greeted with a sense of relief that after years of chaotic leadership in London a new age of cooperation was beginning. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/19/europe-media-welcomes-starmer-reset-in-uk-eu-ties

Author : Lisa O’Carroll, Deborah Cole and Sam Jones

Publish date : 2024-07-19 13:03:29

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