What I want to do is take a big leap forward with the EU-UK summit this year and take us closer, both on trade, the economy, defence and security.
And that will then be a platform on which we can build as we go forward.
And as we do that, I strongly believe we’ve got to turn our back on the arguments of the past, not open old grievances, but look forward together to how we make this country stronger, how we make this country fairer.
And so that’s the approach that I will take.
Keir Starmer answering a question from the FT’s Jim Pickard
[From the FT’s Jim Pickard] If you stick to your manifesto red lines on the single market and the customs union, you won’t be able to take the UK to the heart of Europe. Would you rule out single market or customs union membership in Labour’s next manifesto.
Keir Starmer press questions 11th May 2026
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