Keir Starmer appeared to be dealt a final humiliation today after the UK-EU summit scheduled for next month was postponed amid Labour’s leadership crisis.
The Prime Minister had been hoping to finalise his much-trumpeted Brexit ‘reset’ deal at the Brussels meeting on 22 July.
But, now that he has announced his intention to quit as PM once a replacement is chosen, Sir Keir has seen the summit pushed back.
It means it will be up to Sir Keir’s successor – widely expected to be ex-Greater Manchester mayor and new Makerfield MP Andy Burnham – to formally sign off Labour’s ‘reset’ package with EU
To provide well-rounded coverage and a breadth of insight across various events, we rely on contributions from several staff writers, each bringing their own area of expertise to our publication.
