Labour hopes to deepen economic ties with Europe outside EU’s structures

Finding new trade arrangements to boost growth will be hard given party has ruled out rejoining single market and customs union

Before a whistlestop European tour to Berlin and Paris, Keir Starmer promised to mend the broken relationships left behind by the previous government" and drive forward UK economic growth.

Changing the tone with European leaders is the easy bit. Changing the substance - especially finding new arrangements to boost growth - is a much taller order.