British EU minister calls for “as little friction as possible between London and the EU”
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- British minister Hamish Falconer said the United Kingdom should maintain as little friction as possible with the European Union.
- Falconer rejects holding another referendum on EU membership but supports closer UK-EU ties.
- He is targeting a second EU-UK summit after Brexit in the autumn.
Hamish Falconer wants Britain to move as close to the European Union as possible, while ruling out another referendum on the country’s membership. The newly appointed minister is already looking toward a second EU-UK summit after Brexit, which he hopes to hold in the autumn.
Falconer, 40, became minister for intergovernmental relations under Labour Prime Minister Andy Burnham. He was on his honeymoon when the new government’s reshuffle caught him by surprise.
The Forum Alpbach in Austria marked his first foreign trip in the ministerial role. People who met him there praised his agreeable manner and his determination to change Europe in a positive way.
As little friction as possible between London and the EU
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