A coordinated UK-EU exit from the ECT would eliminate substantial liability risks and preserve the policy space that governments need to tackle climate change.

Source: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/oureconomy/the-uk-and-eu-must-leave-the-energy-charter-treaty-together/

Businesses had told her they wanted politicians to maximise the potential of the UK-EU deal and use the anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement to be a real catalyst for economic investment, she added.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-64808694?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

"Despite difficult global economic headwinds, UK-EU trade is rebounding, with recent data showing that UK trade to both EU and non-EU countries is above pre-Covid levels".

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-64248048?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

However, UK-EU relations appear to have improved since Mr Sunak became Prime Minister and both sides have been talking up the potential of an agreed deal to resolve the impasse.

Source: https://www.bridgwatermercury.co.uk/news/national/23248632.starmer-warns-pm-johnson-may-lead-opposition-deal-ni-protocol/?ref=rss

“It risks putting the UK in breach of its labour standards commitments in the Trade and Co-operation Agreement with the EU – exposing the UK to hefty sanctions, and stoking UK-EU tensions.

Source: https://carlow-nationalist.ie/2023/10/26/irish-and-british-unions-warn-uk-strikes-law-could-sour-relations-with-eu/

Mr Verhofstadt, who was the European Parliament’s boss during the torturous UK-EU negotiations, said: "British politicians are far behind public opinion.

Source: https://www.express.co.uk/news/politics/1734679/guy-verhofstadt-brexit-secret-summit-eu