Keir Starmer is facing a furious backlash over his EU deal (Image: Getty)
Sir Keir Starmer is facing a furious backlash over his EU deal as critics accused him of a "Brexit betrayal".
Critics have warned the Prime Minister has been “stitched up like a kipper” by Europe as his “sell-out” for smoother trade will crush the UK fishing industry, drive up immigration and cost taxpayers millions.
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Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch told the House of Commons that the deal was a "stitch up". She said: "It is bad for bills, it is bad for jobs and it is bad for borders.
"This is not a deal made for Britain, it is a deal made for Labour's PR.
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It comes as he will make a statement in the Commons today after announcing that measures that will place the UK under the jurisdiciton of an EU court on issues such as food standards and energy.
Sir Keir claimed “Britain is back on the world stage”. But shadow foreign secretary Dame Priti Patel blasted: “What a load of nonsense, quite frankly. That is utter rubbish from Keir Starmer and not for the first time, quite frankly. It is Britain that led international efforts when it came to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, so he needs to go away and do some homework."
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8 hours ago13:53 Jonathan Walker
The PM 'abandoned' our fishing communities
Conservative Harriet Cross asks whether Parliament will have the final say on Labour's deal to extend EU right to fish in British waters for 12 years.
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9 hours ago13:38 Jonathan Walker
People are 'furious' about EU deal says Reform's Richard Tice
Reform's Richard Tice says his constituents in the fishing industry are "furious" at Labour's Brexit reset selling them out, and other constituents are furious at measures that will increase immigration.
9 hours ago13:33 Jonathan Walker
UK becomes a 'rule taker'
Conservative Mark Francois says the "most pernicious" part of the deal is what's called dynamic alignment - which means the UK has to agree to follow EU rules.
Sir Keir says any new rules will go through a "Parliamentary process" in the UK Parliament.
Mark Francois points out that the European court will be the ultimate authority on any disagreement about the rules.
Sir Keir argues that Conservatives oppose any new trade deals.
9 hours ago13:10 Jonathan Walker
Starmer challenged to name the cap on 'mobility scheme' numbers
Conservative Esther McVey asks the Prime Minister to reveal how many young people from EU countries will be allowed to work in the UK under a new youth mobility scheme.
Keir Starmer says there will be a cap on numbers - but doesn't say what it is.
9 hours ago13:08 Jonathan Walker
Starmer told he will 'pay a bitter price'
"He will pay a bitter political price for his betrayal", says Conservative Brexiteer Bernard Jenkins.
He points out that more people voted for Brexit in 2016 than voted Labour in the last general election
9 hours ago13:07 Jonathan Walker
Emily Thornberry says Parliament should have a vote on new agreements
Labour MP and Foreign Affairs Committee chair Emily Thornberry says Parliament must have a vote on the Government's new deals.
9 hours ago13:04 Jonathan Walker
Senior Labour MP asks when the deal will actually happen
Labour MP Liam Byrne, chair of the Commons Business Committee, praises the deal for 'building trade bridges'.
But he says "We have a deal but we do not have a date".
He says businesses "need certainty" about when the new measures making it easier to move food products over borders will be put into effect.
Starmer says the Government will "move at pace".
9 hours ago12:57 Jonathan Walker
Conservatives are 'lost into an ascent into an abyss'
The Prime Minister is arguing that because he says his deals help British industry, if the Tories oppose them that means they don't want to support British industry.
He says Conservatives are 'lost into an ascent into an abyss'
9 hours ago12:56 Jonathan Walker
The Prime Minister hits back
Keir Starmer says supermarket chains support his deal, as evidence that it is good for the UK
9 hours ago12:55 Jonathan Walker
'The British people know when they are misled'
Kemi Badenoch says this was a fiction of a speech, a fraud of a deal, a failure of a Prime Minister".
9 hours ago12:52 Jonathan Walker
Starmer's deal isn't real
Kemi Badenoch points out (correctly) that much of Starmer's deal isn't actually agreed. Instead, the EU and UL have simply agreed to hold talks about coming to an agreement.
She says there is no guarantee British travellers will be able to skip passport queues and use e-gates at airports, as the deal merely states that airports will be allowed to include British travellers in e-gate schemes, not that they will necessarily do it.
9 hours ago12:52 Jonathan Walker
'Higher bills' says Kemi Badenoch
Energy bills will increase after Labour made the UK subject to EU rules, says Kemi Badenoch.
9 hours ago12:50 Jonathan Walker
Selling our fishermen down the river
Kemi Badenoch accuses Starmer of "selling our fishermen down the river" by extending an agreement allowing EU fishing vessels into UK waters.
10 hours ago12:49 Jonathan Walker
Kemi Badenoch says the new deal helps the EU - not the UK
"It is bad for bills, it is bad for jobs and it is bad for borders.
"This is not a deal made for Britain, it is a deal made for Labour's PR."
The deal is a "stitch up", she says.
"It is very easy to sign deals if you are prepared to give everything away for pennies."
10 hours ago12:48 Jonathan Walker
'Putting money in the pockets of working people'
Starmer stresses that the UK is an "independent, sovereign nation".
It seems he wants to present himself as a supporter of Brexit.
10 hours ago12:48 Martyn Brown
Labour MPs don't sound enthusiastic
A Tory backbencher asks: “Why are they not cheering?”
10 hours ago12:45 Jonathan Walker
Cheaper bills at the checkout claims Starmer
Sir Keir says a new agreement on the import and export of food will mean cheaper prices in supermarkets, while UK producers will be able to sell goods such as seafood in the EU.
However what he doesn't mention is that this part of his new EU deal means the UK following EU rules, overseen by the European Court of Justice.
10 hours ago12:43 Jonathan Walker
EU deal will strengthen our borders says Starmer
The Prime Minister says there will be "firm caps on numbers and visa controls" in a new youth mobility scheme to be agreed with the EU
10 hours ago12:43 Martyn Brown
Lots of noise in the Commons Chamber
Tory backbenchers and the SNP. ganging up to barrack Starmer as he talks up his deal with the EU.
10 hours ago12:41 Martyn Brown
Prime Minister begins by talking about Gaza
A mobile phone goes off in the chamber as the PM. speaks solemnly about the “horrific” situation in Gaza.
10 hours ago12:40 Jonathan Walker
Britain is 'back on the world stage' says Keir Starmer
The Prime Minister has begun his statement to the Commons
Keir Starmer says his EU deal will drive down bills, drive up jobs and secure the UK's borders.
11 hours ago11:36 Michael Knowles
EU deal is 'reasonably good' for fishermen
Environment Secretary Steve Reed described the EU agreement as a "reasonably good deal" for the UK fishing sector as he was challenged by MPs on Tuesday.
Speaking to the Environment Committee, Mr Reed highlighted how food and drinks exports from the UK to the bloc have declined 21% since 2018, describing the deal as a "huge boost for the UK agri-food and food and drink sectors".
Committee chairman Alistair Carmichael said there is a "fair amount of agreement among MPs around the table" over the benefits for those sectors before quizzing the Environment Secretary about concerns and anger among the fishing industry.
Mr Reed said: "I think this is a reasonably good deal for the UK fishing sector. Compared to what some of the speculation was, and indeed some of the pressures on our negotiating team, the EU was interested in more quota, more access to EU territorial waters.
"They were looking for a deal on fishing in perpetuity, and they were trying to achieve that by making what I felt was a spurious link between fishing and an SPS (sanitary and phytosanitary) deal."
11 hours ago11:04 Michael Knowles
Chancellor Rachel Reeves defends EU deal
Rachel Reeves has claimed Britain is now in a better place on trade “than any other country in the world” because of the EU deal and agreements with the US and India.
The Chancellor told the BBC: “Britain is in a better place than any other country in the world in terms of deals with those countries.”
She added: “The first deal and the best deal so far with the US, we’ve got the best deal with the EU for any country outside the EU, and we’ve got the best trade agreement with India.”
12 hours ago10:30 Michael Knowles
Dame Priti Patel: Starmer is intent on betraying Britain
Dame Priti Patel blasted Sir Keir Starmer's EU deal and comments on Britain's standing in the World.
She declared: “What a load of nonsense, quite frankly.
“That is utter rubbish from Keir Starmer and not for the first time, quite frankly.
“It is Britain that led international efforts when it came to Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine, so he needs to go away and do some homework.
“Of course, it was Conservatives in Government that led the way when it came to Britain post-Brexit securing those trade deals, over 70 trade agreements during our tenure in Government.
“We’re not going to listen to that nonsense from Keir Starmer who just wants to constantly betray Britain, the democratic vote of the British people when it came to the Brexit referendum.
“I think he needs to go back and recalibrate his very smug comments.”
12 hours ago10:24 Michael Knowles
A new poll is a hammer blow for the Tories and Labour
Nigel Farage has received a huge boost this morning as a shock new poll puts the party firmly on top in the race for power.
Reform UK has a seven-point lead on 29%, according to the YouGov poll for Sky News and The Times.
But Kemi Badenoch suffered a huge blow after new analysis suggested the Lib Dems are more popular than the Conservatives.
Just 16% of voters said they would back the Tories in a ballot.
This is compared to 17% for the Liberal Democrats.
12 hours ago10:10 Jonathan Walker
Starmer's deal is 'waffle' says top Tory Ben Wallace
Ben Wallace, former defence secretary, criticised the government's new deal with the EU, calling it a "mixture of waffle and concrete":
"I don't know what the government's trying to do, because there's no, almost no detail. I think what I could sum up about the document, and I've read it three or four times trying to look for something, it's a mixture of waffle and concrete.
"I mean, the concrete measure is, give French fishermen another extension for years of access to our fishing rights. That seems to be a concrete issue.
"Even the passport e-gates is not as it seems, or as it was spun by the spinners. The EU says, or reiterates, that the states, the nation states could, if they want, allow Brits to use e-gates, but it's not going to tell them to use it. So that's not really going to change in many countries who don't want us, who want us to pay the price of leaving."
12 hours ago10:08 Jonathan Walker
Tories will cancel EU deal - even if they break the law
The shadow Business Secretary has said a Conservative government would be willing to break international law to cancel the Government’s deal with the EU.
Speaking on GB News, Andrew Griffith said:
“We would never have done anything even remotely like this deal. This is a terrible deal; it's a surrender Summit. It's a betrayal of Brexit, both in substance and in form.
“It puts the EU tomorrow, after this deal, in more control over our rules. It goes back to us being a rule taker, with the arbiter being the European Court of Justice."
12 hours ago10:05 Jonathan Walker
New EU deal 'will boost support for Reform'
Academic Matt Goodwin argues that Keir Starmer's new EU deal will push more voters into the arms of Reform and Nigel Farage.
He said: "Here’s a question I never thought I’d ask. Is Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer deliberately trying to increase support for Nigel Farage and Reform?
Because that’s the only conclusion one would draw after looking at the choices being made by Starmer and his team, many of which appear to have come straight out of the handbook on how to inflame a populist revolt against the system.
Take yesterday’s ‘reset deal’ between Labour and the European Union (EU). Curiously, Starmer and his team have decided to respond to the rise of a pro-Brexit, anti-immigration party that draws much of its strength from the working-class and disillusioned voters in coastal towns by presiding over a deal that appears hard-wired to push even more of these voters straight into Farage’s arms."
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12 hours ago09:59 Michael Knowles
Minister defends cost of EU deal
The cost to taxpayers from Sir Keir Starmer's deal with the European Union will be outweighed by the economic benefits, industry minister Sarah Jones said.
The UK will pay administration costs, which have yet to be decided, for participation in measures such as the scheme to make it easier to ship animal and plant products to the EU.
Ms Jones told Sky News: "We are not paying, through any of this, for access to markets. That is not what we are doing. We are not rejoining the EU.
"Where we will pay, and these things will be negotiated, where we will pay is where there are joint costs that need to be paid."
She added: "Whatever administrative costs we have to pay, and they will be negotiated and I don't have an answer for you now on what those costs are, they will be outweighed very significantly by what we estimate will be a ￡9 billion advantage a year by 2040."