A prominent campaigner has accused Prime Minister Keir Starmer of setting up a "surrender squad" and damaging relations with the United States ahead of his EU meetings.
Speaking to GB News, Aman Bhogal claimed Starmer was orchestrating a "great Brexit betrayal" by bringing back Olly Robbins, who he described as "egregious in trying not to let Brexit over the line".
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has issued five "tests" for Sir Keir Starmer as the Prime Minister prepares to meet European leaders in Belgium on Monday.
Badenoch, a former Brexit supporter, announced the challenge following the fifth anniversary of Britain leaving the European Union.
Aman Bhogal made his feelings on Keir Starmer known
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"Now Keir Starmer and the Labour Government are trying to reopen the divisions of the past and edge us back into the EU," she warned.
Bhogal pointed to the lack of official ministerial presence at last month's US presidential inauguration as evidence of Starmer's priorities.
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PA"That tells a story of where Keir Starmer is heading. He's always had this notion of dragging Britain back into the socialist, failing bloc that is the EU," Bhogal said.
"He's putting Britain not just at the back of the queue when it comes to the US," he added.
Among Badenoch's key tests are commitments against any "backsliding" on free movement or compulsory transfer of asylum seekers.
The Conservative leader demanded no new payments to the EU and no reduction in fishing rights.
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She also insisted that NATO must have "primacy" in European security and rejected allowing European courts jurisdiction over UK law.
Sir Keir Starmer hosted German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at Chequers on Sunday, where he praised "real progress" in UK-German relations.
The Prime Minister welcomed Scholz as "my friend" during their two-and-a-half-hour meeting, which included discussions on Ukraine and the Middle East.
"When I started as Prime Minister seven months ago now, I was determined to strengthen the relationship between our two countries," Starmer said.
The Prime Minister will join European Council leaders at an informal retreat in Belgium on Monday ahead of a planned EU-UK summit later this year.
Starmer has insisted Britain's exit from the EU is "settled" as he continues efforts to "reset" relations with the bloc.
The visit will include a working dinner focused on defence cooperation and a meeting with NATO secretary general Mark Rutte.
Badenoch further called on the Prime Minister to maintain UK freedoms over borders, taxes and financial services regulation.
The Tory leader emphasised the importance of preserving Britain's right to pursue independent trade deals, particularly with the US, outside the EU customs union.
She insisted environmental protections and business regulation must remain under British control.
