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Labour does not want ‘dynamic alignment’ but ministers call position rejoining in all but name
Also in this week’s newsletter: new report exposes falls in developmental financing since Brexit
The EU must confront its €300bn question
Leader of UK’s main opposition party tells business leaders in Paris he wants to rewrite Brexit deal with EU
Experts say Labour leader has limited how far UK’s trading relationship with EU can be improved
UK’s opposition leader pledges to repair relations with EU leaders but may find they have other priorities
Starmer’s time as leader of the opposition offers the template he wants to follow in securing a mandate
Twenty-five years after Blair and Clinton proclaimed ‘Third Way’, UK Labour leader joined centre-left counterparts at Canada summit
Labour leader tells FT his government would put closer trading relationship with Brussels at heart of growth policy
Labour leader will tell centre-left summit in Canada he intends to rebuild partnerships damaged by Brexit and Sunak
Also in this newsletter, Rishi Sunak needs to rely on opposition party votes occasionally if he wants to make his mark
Sir Keir Starmer proposes returns agreement with the bloc under which UK would take in asylum seekers
Conservatives warn deal will force Britain to accept asylum seekers from across the bloc
Labour leader’s push to sharpen foreign policy profile to include meeting with Macron in Paris
Labour calls for review after parliamentary researcher is arrested on suspicion of spying
Prospect of Labour win tempered by ongoing strikes testing public support, unemployment on rise and policy disputes
Former prime minister warns Keir Starmer will face a country ‘in a mess’ if he wins the next election
UK political commentator Robert Shrimsley and deputy opinion editor Miranda Green sketch out Labour's possible paths to power
The opposition’s problems with implementing its own commitments dwarf current Tory embarrassment over appointees
Labour leader has performed U-turns and trimmed reform plans in effort to maximise the party’s electoral appeal
Prime minister says government is moving ‘decisively’ to ease crisis but Labour steps up criticism in Commons
The prime minister and Labour leader are gearing up for a long campaign
Shake-up brings in experienced players and is designed to sharpen party’s attack operation, particularly on crime
Opposition party leader’s rejig of top team likely to be last before election expected next year
Party’s platform must differ from New Labour era because it faces different circumstances, shadow chancellor says
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