{"id":780206,"date":"2026-09-23T18:10:46","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:10:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/780206\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T18:10:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T18:10:46","slug":"eu-brexit-chief-uk-can-get-a-canada-style-membership-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/780206\/","title":{"rendered":"EU Brexit chief: UK can get a Canada-style membership deal"},"content":{"rendered":"

Andy Burnham<\/a> is being urged to drop Labour\u2019s \u201cobsolete\u201d Brexit red lines by a key EU figure who argues it would allow a much deeper agreement with the bloc, such as the associate membership deal offered to Canada.<\/p>\n

The Prime Minister is struggling to make progress in the Brexit reset<\/a> started under his predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer<\/a>.<\/p>\n

EU sources told The i Paper this week his demands for the UK to be included in Brussels\u2019 protectionist Made In Europe laws, which would favour European manufacturers for public procurement, are all but impossible this year.<\/p>\n

But after Burnham refused to rule out committing to rejoin the EU at the next election<\/a>, the European Parliament\u2019s Brexit chief urged him to drop Labour\u2019s self-imposed negotiating restrictions to secure a much bigger deal with Brussels.<\/p>\n

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Two pilots injured in RAF jet crash in Wales<\/p>\n

A Royal Air Force jet has crashed in Wales in the Pencarnisiog area of Anglesey shortly after taking off this afternoon. <\/p>\n

\"\"Two pilots ejected from the aircraft, which took off from RAF Valley in Wales, according to the Ministry of Defence (Photo: X\/@_gso17)<\/p>\n

Everything we know<\/p>\n

The force said helicopters from the Coastguard and the Wales Air Ambulance were deployed to the scene and the pilots, who ejected from the jet, are being treated for minor injuries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe watched it climb, then as it was parallel with us it started to pitch up violently twice\u2026 then both pilots ejected, and the Hawk crashed about a mile away,\u201d a witness told\u00a0North Wales Live.<\/p>\n

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\nInvestigation launched\n<\/p>\n

The RAF has launched an investigation into the crash.<\/p>\n

\"ACaption: A sign is pictured at the entrance to the Royal Air Force (RAF) base Valley, at Anglesey Airport in Anglesey, north Wales on March 20, 2018. A British military jet used in the Red Arrows aerobatic display team crashed on Tuesday at a base in Wales, the Ministry of Defence said. Officials declined to give more details, but it was understood two people were on board when it crashed at the Valley Royal Air Force base. \/ AFP PHOTO \/ PAUL ELLIS (Photo credit should read PAUL ELLIS\/AFP via Getty Images)
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An RAF spokesperson said: \u201cAn incident involving an RAF T2 Hawk aircraft, flying out of RAF Valley, occurred near Anglesey. An investigation is underway and we will not comment further at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n

AI offers poor financial advice \u2018majority of the time\u2019 \u2013 what to know<\/p>\n

Major AI chatbots provide inaccurate financial advice in 57 percent of cases, new research has found.<\/p>\n

This rose to 88 per cent when they were asked harder questions.<\/p>\n

\"SHENZHEN,Caption: SHENZHEN, CHINA \u2013 SEPTEMBER 15: In this photo illustration, a person holds an iPhone displaying icons for Copilot, Gemini, Meta AI, Claude, ChatGPT, Grok, DeepSeek, Perplexity and Doubao in a folder titled \u201cArtificial Intelligence\u201d on September 15, 2026, in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. Calls from leading artificial intelligence executives to slow the pace of advanced AI development have intensified debate over safety, regulation and the economic implications of the rapidly evolving technology. (Photo Illustration by Cheng Xin\/Getty Images)
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\nOne answer would have cost \u00a317,500\n<\/p>\n

Tech research firm Saturn used a paraplanner to run 121 money-related questions through 18 chatbots. One of the answers would have cost them \u00a317,500.<\/p>\n

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Amal Jolly, Saturn\u2019s chief executive, said: \u201cThe low quality of financial advice from mainstream AI models risks leading to widespread consumer harm.\u201d<\/p>\n

Why customers get less protection with AI advice<\/p>\n

Human financial advisers must charge for their services, making it a regulated product that has to be authorised by the Financial Conduct Authority. If they provided misleading advice, customers could get compensation.<\/p>\n

There are no such protections for those who get information from a chatbot.<\/p>\n

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The pinch points of the UK\u2019s Chagos Islands deal<\/p>\n

\"FILEDiego Garcia, the largest island in the Chagos archipelago and site of a major United States military base in the middle of the Indian Ocean leased from Britain in 1966 (Photo: Reuters\/HO\/U.S. Navy)<\/p>\n

Defence secretary Wes Streeting has confirmed the UK is reviewing its deal to hand over the Chagos islands, home to the critical Diego Garcia base, to Mauritius after Donald Trump called it \u201cterrible\u201d at the UN General Assembly on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

UK wants US support<\/p>\n

We have to [review the deal] because the United States doesn\u2019t support it [\u2026] We have to do more work with our American allies, with President Trump and his administration, to get the deal to a place where he can support it.<\/p>\n

UK Defence secretary Wes Streeting<\/p>\n

\"DefenceDefence Secretary Wes Streeting at the unveiling of UK\u2019s first uncrewed autonomous Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA) named Brontanax at the BAE Systems stand at the Farnborough International Airshow in Hampshire (Photo: Andrew\/PA)<\/p>\n

The original deal<\/p>\n

Mauritius argues it was illegally forced to give away the islands in 1965 to gain independence.<\/p>\n

A deal was agreed in 2025 where the UK would cede sovereignty of the territory to Mauritius.<\/p>\n

It would then pay an average of \u00a3101m per year to lease back a joint US-UK military base there.<\/p>\n

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\nUS opposition\n<\/p>\n

Opposition from Trump caused Starmer to pause the deal indefinitely in April.<\/p>\n

\"USUS President Donald Trump said he could choose to \u2018annihilate\u2019 Iran, during his speech at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on Tuesday (Photo: Timothy A Clary\/ AFP via Getty Images)<\/p>\n

Trump had been a frequent critic, branding the deal as \u201ca blight on our great ally\u201d and an \u201cact of total weakness\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"(FILES)Caption: (FILES) This handout photo from the US Department of Defense shows a US Air Force B-1B bomber taking off from the Diego Garcia military base on a strike mission against Afghanistan in Diego Garcia on October 7, 2001. Britain is shelving its plan to hand back the Chagos Islands \u2014 which hosts the strategic Diego Garcia US-UK military base \u2014 according to a government spokesperson on April 11, 2026, following strong opposition from US President Donald Trump. (Photo by Handout \/ DoD \/ AFP via Getty Images) \/ \u2014\u2013EDITORS NOTE \u2014 RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE \u2013 MANDATORY CREDIT \u201cAFP PHOTO \/ US Department of Defense \u201d \u2013 NO MARKETING \u2013 NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS \u2013 DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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High costs<\/p>\n

Starmer agreed to lease back the Diego Garcia base for 99 years, with official figures giving the total cost as \u00a33.4bn.<\/p>\n

However, opponents said the real cost could come to \u00a335bn when adjusted for inflation.<\/p>\n

\nWorries the deal could endanger the security of Diego Garcia\n<\/p>\n

With sovereignty lying with Mauritius once the deal was done, critics argued that the country could impose restrictions on the joint UK-US military base.<\/p>\n

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There were also worries that the move could embolden China to establish a presence in the archipelago.<\/p>\n

Over 450,000 people projected to die from super El Ni\u00f1o<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s El Ni\u00f1o is estimated to cause 451,000 deaths due to the additional heat it will bring over the next six months, climate scientists have predicted.<\/p>\n

\"GLOSSOP,The smouldering remains of a wildfire at Tintwistle Moor near Glossop in the Peak District (Photo: Brook Mitchell\/Getty )<\/p>\n

What is El Ni\u00f1o?<\/p>\n

El Ni\u00f1o is part of a natural cycle, called the El Ni\u00f1o\u2013Southern Oscillation, and forms when warmer\u00a0waters spread across the central and eastern Pacific Ocean. Brazil, India, Nigeria and Indonesia are some of the countries expected to worst affected. <\/p>\n

The World Meteorological Organisation said there was an \u201cexceptionally high likelihood of nearly 100 per cent\u201d that this El Ni\u00f1o will last until February 2027.<\/p>\n

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Experts say what it means for the UK<\/p>\n

Professor Ilan Kelman of UCL\u2019s department of risk and disaster reduction said that El Ni\u00f1o could bring wetter and milder weather to the UK through the autumn and winter.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s nothing definite, but in general we would expect a milder, wetter, and stormier autumn, a colder winter, and then a possibility of a hotter summer next year,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Plane turbulence and supply chains disrupted<\/p>\n

The more severe impact of El Ni\u00f1o on other countries could also have a knock-on effect on the economy and daily life in the UK.<\/p>\n

Kelman said that the weather event could lead to more plane turbulence, flooding and impacts to electronic supply chains and imported food.<\/p>\n

Rice, sugar or coffee imports could be affected by potential flooding in South America.<\/p>\n

The shift of rainfall brought on by El Ni\u00f1o can also cause severe droughts in South East Asia and Australia.<\/p>\n

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health<\/p>\n

Why HRT patches are safer than pills<\/p>\n

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Oral hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) causes a slightly higher rate of blood clots \u2013 but there was no such risk from therapies applied to the skin.<\/p>\n

\nThe context\n<\/p>\n

Why women use HRT<\/p>\n

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HRT is used by women going through menopause or for several years afterwards to stop hot flushes and reduce osteoporosis \u2013 where bones become weaker. <\/p>\n

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Previous studies found HRT may cause a slightly higher rate of blood clots, heart attacks and breast cancer.<\/p>\n

A Danish study found women had a 60 per cent higher risk of blood clots from oral HRT, and a 20 to 30 per cent higher risk of strokes or heart attacks.<\/p>\n

But the total risk of blood clots was still very low, about one extra blood clot per thousand women per year.<\/p>\n

There was no blood clot risk seen with patches, gels or spray forms of HRT.<\/p>\n

But there was a higher rate of heart attacks with skin-based HRT if it is \u201ccyclic\u201d, alternating between oestrogen and oestrogen and progestogen.<\/p>\n

\nWhy might patches be safer?\n<\/p>\n

Oral HRT is transported by blood vessels connecting the gut to the liver. There, it seems to increase levels of certain liver proteins involved in blood clotting.<\/p>\n

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When HRT is applied through patches or gels, the hormones are absorbed straight into the blood and don\u2019t reach the liver at such high levels.<\/p>\n

NHS advice<\/p>\n

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The NHS says the benefits of HRT usually outweigh the downsides, and that the risks of serious side effects are very low.<\/p>\n

HRT is especially helping for combatting osteoporosis in women experiencing early menopause, before the age 45.<\/p>\n

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How the licence fee could be scrapped for a new monthly charge<\/p>\n

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Adam Sherwin<\/p>\n

Arts and Media Correspondent<\/p>\n

The licence fee could be axed and replaced by an \u00a311-a-month internet levy \u2013 and viewers invited to become \u201cBBC members\u201d \u2013 under new proposals. <\/p>\n

\nBBC facing funding crisis\n<\/p>\n

The licence fee is becoming increasingly unsustainable, with 3.7 million households claiming to\u00a0not need one, while half a million households stopped paying last year,\u00a0forcing the BBC to find \u00a3500m in cuts.<\/p>\n

\"London,Caption: London, UK \u2013 March 26 2026. General view of Broadcasting House, the BBC headquarters in central London, with people walking outside.
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A report from the Social Market Foundation warns the BBC would have to axe\u00a0<\/a>Celebrity Traitors\u00a0if the corporation\u2019s public funding is slashed.<\/p>\n

\u2018Home internet levy\u2019 fairest solution<\/p>\n

A \u201chome internet levy\u201d method of funding is most likely to command public consent, the report, commissioned by campaign organisation 38 Degrees, found.<\/p>\n

A BBC internet levy would cost \u00a311 per month, an average increase of 35 per cent on the current cost of internet bills, but would be \u00a34 a month cheaper than the current licence fee.<\/p>\n

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The other proposals for the BBC<\/p>\n

\"LONDON,BBC director-general Matt Brittin would be accountable to a BBC \u2018members council\u2019 under a mutualisation plan (Photo: Zeynep Demir\/Getty)<\/p>\n

The report looked at other funding solutions such as keeping the licence fee, but adding a \u201cnews and culture levy\u201d of \u00a32.30 on to internet bills.<\/p>\n

Also proposed was a \u00a312 a month \u201chousehold levy\u201d or putting the cost of the licence fee on to streaming subscriptions.<\/p>\n

Make BBC a \u2018mutual\u2019 society<\/p>\n

The report also proposed radical changes to make the BBC more accountable to the public by becoming a \u201cmutual-style membership\u201d organisation.<\/p>\n

Members would be chosen by lottery to take part in a member council, where they would serve terms of up to three years and be paid for their time.<\/p>\n

They would \u201chold the board of the BBC to account, ensuring that the organisation is meeting its duties to the public\u201d.<\/p>\n

Under the proposals, the council would have no control\u00a0over editorial decisions, hiring talent or decisions on programming.<\/p>\n

\"NEWCaption: NEW YORK, NEW YORK \u2013 SEPTEMBER 22: Britain\u2019s Prime Minister Andy Burnham shakes hands with US President Donald Trump during a meeting on the sidelines of the 81st United Nations General Assembly on September 22, 2026 in New York City. This is Andy Burnham\u2019s first visit to the United Nations as UK Prime Minister, and first face-to-face meeting with President Donald Trump. (Photo by Toby Melville \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)
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The four key moments from Burnham\u2019s meeting with Trump<\/p>\n

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Caroline Wheeler<\/p>\n

Political Editor<\/p>\n

There was no shortage of trip-wires that could have derailed\u00a0Andy Burnham\u2019s\u00a0first meeting with\u00a0Donald Trump, but in the end, it produced remarkably little friction.<\/p>\n

\nEven without the charm offensive, Trump liked Burnham better than Starmer\n<\/p>\n

In July, when Trump met Sir Keir Starmer at the Nato summit in Turkey after he had announced his resignation, the US President said he wanted to \u201cbring him back\u201d and \u201cmake him great again\u201d.<\/p>\n

\"LONDON,Caption: LONDON, ENGLAND \u2013 SEPTEMBER 21: Prime Minister Andy Burnham gives a speech during a reception at no 10 Downing Street to recognise the contribution of organisations and volunteers who supported communities across the UK this summer, including through the recent heatwaves, wildfires and other emergencies, on September 21, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Jonathan Brady \u2013 WPA Pool\/Getty Images)
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\"BritishSir Keir Starmer is to stand down as an MP months after quitting as Prime Minister (Photo: Isabel Infantes\/Reuters)<\/p>\n

Two months on, that\u00a0affection has evaporated. Asked about a special relationship that has been up and down, Trump said things were \u201cmore up than they were under your last prime minister\u201d.<\/p>\n

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No Trump attack on UK migration policy<\/p>\n

\"MigrantsMigrants in a dinghy sail in the Channel toward the south coast of England (photo: Glyn Kirk\/AFP)<\/p>\n

Trump has previously said Britain is \u201con the edge of disaster\u201d because\u00a0of \u201cinsane\u201d immigration policies, but in New York, he called it \u201ca worldwide situation\u201d.<\/p>\n

For a Labour Prime Minister under pressure on small boats, being spared a public rebuke on his first outing is significant.<\/p>\n

Trump thinks Britain has \u2018tremendous potential\u2019<\/p>\n

Trump has previously called the UK \u201cessentially bankrupt\u201d for refusing to fully exploit North Sea oil and for relying on green energy. He\u00a0has also claimed the country is \u201cdying\u201d under alleged mass migration.<\/p>\n

This time he said Britain had \u201ctremendous potential\u201d and compared it favourably with other countries whose leaders he meets but in which he sees little promise.<\/p>\n

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\nBurnham swerved a Trump rebuke over West Bank\n<\/p>\n

Many expected Washington to condemn Britain\u2019s sanctions on illegal West Bank settlements.<\/p>\n

When asked directly, Trump did not engage. He said he did not know about the move and left the question for Burnham to answer.<\/p>\n

It was\u00a0an odd moment, but a useful one for No 10. A US president who wanted to punish Britain had an open invitation to do so and passed it up.<\/p>\n

Vapes and prescription medicine now used to spike victims<\/p>\n

Drug-laced vapes, as well as prescription and over-the-counter medications, are increasingly being used to spike victims, police have said.<\/p>\n

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Various drugs used in vapes<\/p>\n

Cases have emerged where officers have encountered vapes containing THC, the primary psychoactive compound in cannabis, and the synthetic drug spice, alongside the use of high doses of common medications such as antihistamines and travel-sickness tablets.<\/p>\n

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Victims targeted in private settings<\/p>\n

We\u2019re seeing offenders use a wider range of substances than ever before, including everyday medications and substances added to vapes, while increasingly targeting victims in private settings such as homes, parties and student accommodation<\/p>\n

Metropolitan police spiking lead Detective Superintendent Dan Thompson<\/p>\n

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How widespread is the issue?<\/p>\n

Over the past year, more than 2,700 spiking-related offences were reported to the Met, but only 131 resulted in a charge, caution or summons.<\/p>\n

This marked a 20 per cent increase over the previous year.<\/p>\n

More than half the victims were aged 18 to 35.<\/p>\n

A YouGov poll from December 2022 found that 10 per cent of women and 5 per cent of men said they had had a drink spiked.<\/p>\n

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Those restrictions \u2013 in Labour\u2019s 2024 manifesto \u2013 are no return to the single market, customs union or free movement, which is the right to live, work and study across the EU.<\/p>\n

PM should \u2018think out of the box\u2019<\/p>\n

Burnham has been lobbying hard for the UK to be included in the Made in Europe laws, but Sandro Gozi, an ally of Emmanuel Macron, told The i Paper that the global forces driving UK industry panic about being left out should push the PM and the EU to \u201cthink out of the box\u201d on how to deepen ties.<\/p>\n

Canada<\/a>, which has suffered an economic schism with Donald Trump\u2019s US over trade and tariffs, was offered associate EU membership last week, prompting Gozi to tell The i Paper on Wedneday: \u201cI hope that Burnham will want to move along that way [like Canada].<\/p>\n

\u201cIn my view, the red lines are partially obsolete already. And I think that we hope that Burnham will want to move beyond [them].<\/p>\n

\u201cNot now \u2013 I understand that now he has to assess the state of the relationship. He wants also to solve some issues such as the issue of Made in Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut in perspective, I think that we should all think out of the box, and I think that this could be also one thing, one issue to think [about]: whether we are ready to move on beyond the red lines. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe are in the EU. It is up to the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dropping Labour\u2019s red lines would \u201cabsolutely\u201d open up associate membership or \u201csomething new\u201d to the UK, according to Gozi, who is co-chair of the EU-UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly.<\/p>\n

It could combine existing deals, such as on security and defence, the coalition of the willing on Ukraine, and the Brexit trade deal, along with the new Brexit reset agreements currently being negotiated by the two sides on food and drink trade, youth mobility and electricity cooperation, alongside an \u201cassociation agreement\u201d, he added.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is happening globally should push us to think out of the box,\u201d Gozi said.<\/p>\n

Made in Europe deadlock<\/p>\n

It came after Burnham and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen met on the margins of the UN General Assembly in New York, and signalled the possibility of future deals on Ukraine, migration, artificial intelligence (AI) and security.<\/p>\n

The i Paper understands the pair also discussed the Made In Europe deadlock that is threatening to derail the Brexit reset completely, although there were no major negotiating breakthroughs.<\/p>\n

\"BRUSSELS,Sandro Gozi (Photo: Dursun Aydemir\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n

The meeting was nevertheless described as \u201cvery warm\u201d while negotiators were said to be speeding up work towards a UK-EU summit in late November to tie up long-awaited deals on food trade, youth mobility \u2013 allowing 18-30 year-olds to work and study in the EU, and electricity cooperation.<\/p>\n

However, EU sources made clear that UK calls for the summit to include a deal on Made In Europe would be rebuffed, with anything more than a political fudge practically impossible.<\/p>\n

Burnham raised concerns about Made In Europe policies damaging UK industry, saying Britain should be treated as a \u201ctrusted partner\u201d of the EU and shielded from protectionist laws, amid particular concerns about impact on the car industry, as he travelled to the UN this week.<\/p>\n

But the EU is understood to be angered by suggestions that it should make a concession in this area in return for the UK agreeing to Brussels\u2019 demands to lower university fees for European students in the youth mobility deal.<\/p>\n

France \u2018not against the UK\u2019<\/p>\n

The EU is understood to believe a deal on Made in Europe is impossible before next year because its own member states, some of which support Burnham\u2019s position, need to work out their own compromise and finalise the policy and how it affects the UK first.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s very difficult if you wanted to get a concession to have that as part of a summit that takes place before we even have a policy in place,\u201d an EU source said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe transactional approach [in UK briefings], if you want to get all EU 27 member states to agree, I wonder if it\u2019s the best way.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gozi also hit out at the suggestion concessions on youth mobility could be traded for Made In Europe access by the UK.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t think they can be put at the same level,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cIf I was a negotiator on the other side of the Channel [in the UK], I wouldn\u2019t bet on that.\u201d<\/p>\n

He also rejected suggestions Macron and France were the biggest obstacle to the UK on Made In Europe.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe French position is not against the UK,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe French position is we want a Made in Europe, an effective Made in Europe, a real Made in Europe. We want the European preference to really work. Then, if this can be combined with compromise with key partners such as UK, but also other partners which are strongly linked to the EU with trade agreements, very good.\u201d<\/p>\n

Youth mobility sticking point<\/p>\n

EU sources also insist the next reset summit must simply be about getting existing negotiations finalised on food trade, electricity, and youth mobility \u2013 including a cut in tuition fees for EU students \u2013 done.<\/p>\n

It puts the UK under pressure as the EU continues to try and force an agreement on youth mobility, which is politically controversial in Britain due to concerns over migration, without offering more concrete commitments on trade.<\/p>\n

The most Burnham can get would be something like a non-binding political declaration, for example, to consider the UK\u2019s position in Made in Europe.<\/p>\n

One EU member state source said: \u201cit will have to be a political decision. It will be messy and not a pretty compromise but I\u2019m sure we\u2019ll get there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some believe the reset is at risk of collapsing as the UK could find it impossible to give way on tuition fees and large numbers of youth visas without more in return<\/p>\n

Anand Menon, director of the UK In A Changing Europe think-tank said: \u201cThe reset is in trouble I fear. There are still real differences over youth mobility to be resolved.<\/p>\n

\u201cMade in Europe is potentially far more damaging than the putative gains from, say, an SPS [food trade] deal. And politically problematic too given Burnham\u2019s promises on reindustrialisation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe EU thinks SPS is a big concession. We haven\u2019t implemented full checks on their [food] exports to us, and proportionally we matter less to them than they do to us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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