British public want deeper economic ties with EU, business secretary says

Peter Kyle signs cooperation deal on competition and says there is little nostalgia for pre-Brexit past

The British public are not nostalgic" for the pre-Brexit past but are pragmatic and want to move forward and deepen" ties with the EU on trade and the economy, the business secretary, Peter Kyle, has said.

Signing an agreement in Brussels to cooperate closely on competition issues, Kyle said he thought the deal was a real vindication of the reset and the relationships that have emerged between the EU and the UK" since Labour came to power.