Overview
- The UK is prepared to walk away from the defence element of the post-Brexit reset if the offer is not judged value for money, according to reporting.
- EU proposals also link ending UK-to-EU food border checks and access to the European electricity market to fresh payments into EU cohesion funds.
- A European Commission spokesperson confirmed Keir Starmer sought to meet Ursula von der Leyen at COP30, but said the meeting did not happen for scheduling reasons.
- EU ambassadors’ talks on Tuesday ended without agreement, with several capitals divided over how to reference future UK payments in the text.
- EU negotiators argue the package amounts to single-market participation that merits contributions similar to Switzerland’s, while London has reiterated that nothing has been agreed.