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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission (left) and Keir Starmer, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom greet each other, ahead of their bilateral meeting at the 6th European Political Community summit, May 16, 2025 in Tirana, Albania
THE TUC has called a closer trading relationship with the European Union “a no brainer” after talks on a Britain-EU deal entered their final hours in the wake of global economic chaos sparked by US trade tariffs.
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is expected to announce a deal with the bloc at a major summit in London today.
British access to a £125 billion EU defence fund is expected when he meets European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Council president Antonio Costa.
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