Sir Keir Starmer on Wednesday ruled out rejoining the EU customs union but stepped up efforts to rebuild strained relations with Brussels after last week’s collapsed talks on UK-EU defence co-operation.
Starmer has given two speeches this week promising closer ties with the bloc, prompting speculation that he could follow the advice of Minouche Shafik, his chief economic adviser, to return Britain to the customs union.
But the UK prime minister has insisted that such a radical reversal of Brexit is not on the cards, and allies said his pro-EU rhetoric this week was aimed at putting existing talks with Brussels on a firmer footing.
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