- Leaked draft documents prepared ahead of an upcoming summit in Brussels reveal that the European Union is demanding financial contributions from the UK in exchange for access to its single market for electricity.
- The EU is also requesting that the UK scrap plans to deport European offenders under recent Home Office rules that permit foreign nationals to be removed once sentenced.
- A British government source stated that the UK will not agree to the EU's demands regarding foreign criminal deportations, noting that member states have not yet approved the requirements.
- Shadow Home Secretary Chris Philp strongly criticised the potential concessions, accusing the Labour government of prioritising relations with Brussels over clearing foreign offenders from overcrowded British prisons.
- The Prime Minister defended seeking a reset with the EU as a necessary step supported by the British public, promising that citizens will maintain final oversight on closer ties.
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