UK wants to hire EU negotiator to ‘reset’ relationship
The British government is hiring a new negotiator to help “reset” relations with Europe.
The job posting says the position will lead the government’s relationship with the EU and negotiate with the bloc “on key UK interests”, citing trade, security and border policy.
British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer pledges to “reset” the relationship between the UK and the EU, and Said before He will seek a better trade deal than the one negotiated by Boris Johnson at the end of 2020.
However, the Prime Minister said the reset did not mean reversing Brexit.
In a job posting posted online by the Cabinet Office, the new negotiator position was billed as “a high-profile senior position that will be subject to extensive public scrutiny and political attention”.
The Second Permanent Secretary-General for EU and International Economic Affairs will act as a “Sherpa” – “the Prime Minister’s senior personal representative at international summits and events”.
This person will be asked to oversee and lead the development of trade policy, including windsor framethe Trade and Cooperation Agreement, the Entry and Exit Scheme (a new EU digital border initiative to be launched soon) and other border policy issues.
Salary range is £153,000 to £200,000.
A spokesman for the Cabinet Office said: “This new role will oversee the work as we recalibrate our relationship with the EU, build closer trade and security links and encourage more investment from around the world.”
“Reporting to the EU Relations Minister, they will lead official-level discussions with the EU as we drive economic growth.”
Starmer said he wanted to strengthen ties with the EU.
In October, he visited Brussels for the first time after taking office as prime minister, and was warmly welcomed by European Commission President von der Leyen.
He said it was in the UK’s interests that Starmer called for closer co-operation on defense and security, climate change, irregular migration and delivering economic growth to help Brexit.
Stephen Moore, US President-elect Donald Trump’s senior economic adviser, told BBC Radio 4’s Today program last week that the UK “must move towards a more socialist European economic model and one based more on a free enterprise system”. Choosing Between American Models”.
He said the UK was “caught in the middle” but believed “Britain would be better off if it moved more towards the US model of economic liberalism, and if that is the case I think it will stimulate the Trump administration’s willingness to adopt a liberal economy”. Trade Agreement with the UK”.
