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To ensure the Strategic Partnership with the EU can deliver on its full potential, we...
Recommendation
To ensure the Strategic Partnership with the EU can deliver on its full potential, we recommend that the Government, with a view to informing its objectives for the next bilateral summit and beyond, publish a White Paper on the future of the UK-EU relationship. This should clearly articulate the overall vision for the relationship; the strategic challenges that the Partnership must equip the UK and EU to address; and the specific proposals the Government has made, or is intending to make, to achieve this, including around further regulatory alignment. (Recommendation, Paragraph 198)
Government Response Summary
The government refers to its manifesto commitments and the Common Understanding, but does not commit to publishing a White Paper on the future of the UK-EU relationship, focusing instead on the upcoming summit.
Government Response
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Government Response
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HM Government
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The Government’s manifesto, which we were elected on, was clear on our approach to resetting relations with the EU - including negotiating a food and drink agreement to prevent unnecessary border checks and help to reduce the pressure on prices. The Common Understanding, announced at last May’s Summit, sets out an agenda for strengthened cooperation with the EU across safety, security and economic prosperity. These commitments, and the detailed negotiations with the EU that are now taking place, deliver on what the British public voted for and are good for bills, jobs and our borders. The UK and the EU have committed to hold annual summits. The date of the next UK-EU summit will be confirmed in due course, but it is expected to take place in the first half of this year.
Source
Committee
Foreign Affairs Committee
Addressee Bodies
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Timeline
Recommendation age
0.2 yrs
Report published
04 Mar 2026