- The prime minister is scheduled to sign a series of agreements with the EU in Brussels on 20 November to reduce post-Brexit trade barriers on food and farming.
- Andy Burnham said that forging closer agricultural and food relations with the EU could ease pressure on supermarket prices and help reduce the cost of living.
- Burnham added that deeper cooperation with Europe could drive economic growth, enhance national safety, and provide better tools to address illegal migration.
- Government sources indicated that re-establishing access to the EU migration database would assist in tackling illegal channel crossings and migration crime.
- Key European figures warned that moving closer to the EU would require accepting conditions like free movement, while rejoining would mean losing the previous budget rebate.
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