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On April 3rd, Kear Starmer is gearing up for a big summit with European Commission Chief Ursula von der Leyen around the 10th anniversary of the EU.

Referendum on June 23rd.

The goal is to ramp up UK EU ties and ease some Brexit barriers moving beyond basic deals on food and farming.

They taught by phone this week, right after Starmer gave his strongest pro-EU speech since taking office.

He called closer alignment with Brussels a huge economic win that's too good to pass up.

Ditching plans for a quiet meeting in favor of something way.

More ambitious.

Critics are firing back hard.

Tory leader Kimmy Badenock says Starmer's week on negotiations and risks giving away control over laws, borders, and cash.

Reforms Nigel Farage vows to scrap any new deals if they win power.

Talks are moving forward on youth mobility, emissions trading, and food agreements with Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas Simmons reporting solid.

Progress.

He says both sides see the value in getting closer, even if it means following some EU rules and paying for access.

This push comes as labor eyes enabling laws in next month's King's speech to deepen sector by sector links, betting on steady change without big.

Backlash, while voices like David Miliband urge even boulder steps to fix frayed relations.