The head of the UK’s trade union movement has thrown his weight behind calls for Britain to negotiate a new customs union with the EU, arguing the move would boost living standards.
Paul Nowak, general secretary of the Trades Union Congress, said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer should forge “the closest possible economic and political relationship with Europe”, partly for geopolitical reasons but also to make life more affordable for workers.
“The last 12 months have proven that the White House is not the reliable ally that we thought it always was, and so you’ve got to have the right relationship with your largest trading partner,” he told the Financial Times in an interview at the TUC’s London headquarters.
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