Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat
by Jennifer Rankin in Brussels from World news | The Guardian on (#76C76)
Ivan Rogers, Britain's EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party's ideas did not remotely measure up' to challenge
Labour arrived in power with no big idea on the future relationship with the EU, a former British ambassador to Brussels has said.
Ivan Rogers, Britain's EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, said Labour presented a ragbag of issues" on the EU in its manifesto, which didn't remotely measure up to the challenge of the times" and would make no measurable difference to the UK macroeconomy".
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