"Reform UK's policies would spark a trade war with the EU with far worse consequences than Donald Trump's tariffs, a senior minister has claimed. European affairs minister Nick Thomas Symonds, who is responsible for negotiating the Brexit reset for Keir Starmer's government, has dismissed Reform leader Nigel Farage as not a serious candidate for prime minister."
"He warned that Reform's plans to tear up the settled status deal for EU citizens will spark a trade war even before they try to pull out of any other deals. Mr Thomas-Symonds spoke to The Independent ahead of a crucial 48 hours for the UK's renegotiation with the EU with a meeting of the UK/ EU parliamentary assembly on Monday."
A senior UK minister responsible for Brexit negotiations has warned that Reform UK's policies would provoke a trade war with the EU, with consequences exceeding those of Donald Trump's tariffs. The minister dismissed Reform leader Nigel Farage as not a serious prime ministerial candidate. Reform's plans to dismantle the settled status deal for EU citizens would spark trade conflict before any other deal withdrawals. The UK government is preparing crucial negotiations with the EU, including a parliamentary assembly meeting and the chancellor's economic vision speech. The government plans to issue similar warnings about Reform's immigration policies, which would strip welfare payments from non-British citizens and tear up the EU settled status agreement established before Brexit.
Read at www.independent.co.uk
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