Labour leader hopes to gain closer economic ties with EU if he becomes PM and says he would work with ‘whoever’
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Keir Starmer has said that a government in France led by Marine Le Pen’s National Rally (RN) party would not hamper a Labour government’s intention to negotiate a better EU deal.
The RN made historic gains in the first round of France’s snap elections on Sunday with 33% of the vote, bringing the possibility the party could emerge as the largest in the final round of voting next Sunday.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jul/01/starmer-says-far-right-win-in-france-would-not-stop-labour-trying-to-forge-better-eu-deal
Author : Aletha Adu Political correspondent
Publish date : 2024-07-01 18:47:58
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