Keir Starmer ’s chief negotiator says the UK must be “ruthlessly pragmatic” with the Brexit reset talks and strike an ambitious deal in just three months.

With Keir Starmer in town, EU officials and diplomats say their expectations were too high when the British PM took office last year.

The constitution and EU relations minister delivered a major speech this morning setting out the framework for the government’s “Brexit reset”. Nick Thomas-Symonds, a longtime close ally of the prime minister who resides in the Cabinet Office,

Sir Keir Starmer will have to “take sides” in the looming trade war between Donald Trump’s United States and the EU, the European Parliament’s Brexit reset lead has warned.

Keir Starmer refuses to condemn Donald Trump’s new tariff threats as he meets eu leaders. discover how a looming trade war risks inflation, hampers post-brexit resets and divides western allies.

EU member states could demand assurances on fishing rights before opening the door to closer security and economic ties with the UK, according to diplomatic sources. View on euronews

The May summit will consider defence, trade and fighting people-traffickers such as those responsible for small-boat crossings.But Sir Keir is also under pressure to agree to a "youth mobility scheme" giving under-30s from EU countries the right to live and work in the UK for four years,