What is a ‘Switzerland plus’ deal and could the UK use it for a speedy EU return?

• German MEP Bernard Lange has suggested the UK could quickly secure closer ties with the EU through a model similar to Switzerland's single market agreement.
• A Switzerland-style framework would require Britain to accept the free movement of people and pay into EU economic funds to access the single market.
• Mr Lange expressed a desire for the UK to eventually rejoin full EU political decision-making, while noting step-by-step options are available.
• The Prime Minister plans to use an upcoming UK-EU summit in Brussels to push for a Brexit reset focused on growth, security, and immigration.
• Polling expert Professor Sir John Curtice noted that public support for rejoining the EU has reached 61 per cent, its highest level since the Brexit vote.

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UK could rejoin EU ‘within months’ with ‘Switzerland plus’ deal, MEP says