Labour Wants Closer UK-EU Trading Ties, Shadow Chancellor Says

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves in conversation with Claire Walker, BCC Co-Executive Director, during the British Chambers Commerce Annual Global conference at the QEII Centre, London, on June 30, 2022. Yui Mok/PA Media

The Labour Party wants the UK to have closer trading ties with the EU, but not to rejoin the European single markets or custom union, according to shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves.

In an attempt to boost Labour’s Brexit credentials on Thursday, Reeves said the party wants to “get improvements” on the Brexit deal if it gets into government.