{"id":120461,"date":"2023-10-26T22:10:39","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/?p=120461"},"modified":"2023-10-26T22:10:39","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T22:10:39","slug":"michel-barnier-torpedoes-keir-starmers-plan-to-rewrite-brexit-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leviolonrouge.com\/politics\/michel-barnier-torpedoes-keir-starmers-plan-to-rewrite-brexit-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Michel Barnier torpedoes Keir Starmers plan to rewrite Brexit deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Brexit: Michel Barnier confirms \u2018no room\u2019 for renegotiation<\/h3>\n<p>Michel Barnier slapped down Sir Keir Starmer&#8217;s plan to rewrite the Brexit deal.<\/p>\n<p>The bloc&#8217;s former chief negotiator warned there is &#8220;no room for any kind of unravelling of the single market&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>He suggested there could only be minor tweaks to the trade agreement, which is up for review in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The Labour leader has vowed to strike a &#8220;much better&#8221; deal with Brussels if he wins the next general election.<\/p>\n<p>But Mr Barnier told ITV&#8217;s Peston show: &#8220;To be frank there is no room for any kind of renegotiation on the substance.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.images.express.co.uk\/img\/dynamic\/139\/590x\/secondary\/Sir-Keir-Starmer-5034878.jpg?r=1698357140363\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;As I always said during all the negotiations from day one to the last day, there is no room for any kind of unravelling of the single market.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So that means if his point is very clear we can improve technical detail, for instance veterinary relations, but we have to be out or in.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me recall that the UK could have chosen to stay in the customs union or the single market as Norway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;But the choice of the UK was to leave everything and it was the UK&#8217;s choice, not our choice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Mr Barnier frequently warned the UK cannot &#8220;cherry pick&#8221; benefits during tortuous Brexit negotiations following the 2016 referendum.<\/p>\n<p>Sir Keir, a Remainer who backed a second referendum, earlier this year pledged to seek a &#8220;much better&#8221; agreement with the EU and criticised the current pact as &#8220;far too thin&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>But he has claimed he would not look to rejoin the single market or customs union.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking in September, Sir Keir said: &#8220;Almost everyone recognises the deal Johnson struck is not a good deal &#8211; it&#8217;s far too thin. 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The bloc&#8217;s former chief negotiator warned there is &#8220;no room for any kind of unravelling of the single market&#8221;. 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