Politics LIVE: Labour opens door to Brexit betrayal after 'helpful' EU chief demands UK 'shackles' itself to Brussels
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Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has hinted that the UK could join the EU's custom-style Pan-Euro-Mediterranean Convention just hours after Brussels bureaucrat Maros Sefcovic touted the potential arrangement in Davos.
Reynolds, who met with Sefcovic yesterday, claimed that joining the group could be acceptable as it is "not a Customs Union".
The Business Secretary told the BBC: "We can improve the terms of trade with the EU in a way which doesn't revisit customs unions or single markets or the arguments of Brexit, and we can do that whilst pursuing closer trade links around the world."
Reynolds also hinted at further Brexit betrayals, including on food and farm products.
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey, who ultimately hopes for even closer ties with the EU, said ruling out the PEM proposal would be an "act of economic negligence".
However, Shadow Foreign Secretary Dame Priti Patel accused Labour of "bending the knee" to the EU.
She said: "These latest reports that the Government might shackle us to the European Union are deeply concerning, and once again make clear that Keir Starmer and his chums are all too happy to put their ideology ahead of our national interest, no matter the cost."
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EU leaders pressure UK to join defence scheme after Trump Nato row
European leaders are urging Sir Keir Starmer to join a €500billion (£420billion) rearmament scheme funded by common debt.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk is leading calls for the UK to join the group, arguing: "We shouldn’t really care too much about what method we adopt to finance."
He added: “There is no alternative to this: Europe must start defending itself and so it must start spending European money on this as well."
Defence Secretary issues stern warning to Putin - 'We see you!'
'We see you! We know what you're doing and we will act.'
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Defence Secretary John Healey MP sends a stern message to Vladimir Putin following reports that the Royal Navy has been monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week. pic.twitter.com/hWNxmUlwXU
Defence Secretary John Healey has issued a stern warning to Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Healey, who confirmed the Royal Navy is monitoring a Russian spy ship after it was spotted around UK waters earlier this week, said: "We see you."
He added: "We know what you're doing and we will act."
Attorney General 'helped' unfreeze Islamic terror suspect's assets
Attorney General Lord Hermer helped the Treasury unfreeze the assets of an al-Qaeda terror suspect linked to a London bomb plot.
Mohammed al-Ghabra, who was connected with a foiled plot just weeks after the 2005 7/7 attacks, is still sanctioned in Britain and America.
However, al-Ghabra was convicted of any offence and always denied wrongdoing.
Swinney urged to sack 'disgraced' Scottish Health Secretary
Scotland's First Minister John Swinney has been urged to sack Neil Gray after the Health Secretary was accused of misleading MSPs over football matches he attended using his ministerial limousine.
Russell Findlay, the Scottish Tory leader, said the First Minister should “show some leadership by sending Neil Gray in a chauffeur-driven limo to pick up his P45”.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar used First Minister’s Questions to highlight record waiting lists and said Gray “should be sacked for mismanaging our NHS, not just misleading Parliament”.
'Shut up!' Badenoch instructs 'unhelpful' ex-PM Truss to keep quiet
Kemi BadenochPATory leader Kemi Badenoch has instructed her former Cabinet colleague Liz Truss to keep quiet during a meeting last week.
Speaking to her Shadow Cabinet, the Leader of the Opposition suggested the former Prime Minister should “shut up for a while” and “stop making unhelpful interventions”.
Despite four sources confirming comments were made about Truss, Badenoch's spokesman said she did not use the phrase “shut up”.
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