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Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat

Politics The Guardian By Jennifer Rankin in Brussels 17 Jun 2026 09:27 1 min read
Labour came to power with no big idea for relations with EU, says former top diplomat

Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party’s ideas did not ‘remotely measure up’ to challenge UK politics live – latest updates Labour arrived in power with no big idea on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, a former British ambassador to Brussels has said. Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, said Labour presented “a ragbag of issues” on the EU in its manifesto, which did not “remotely measure up to the challenge of the times” and would “make n

Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, says party’s ideas did not ‘remotely measure up’ to challenge

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Labour arrived in power with no big idea on the UK’s future relationship with the EU, a former British ambassador to Brussels has said.

Ivan Rogers, Britain’s EU ambassador from 2013 to 2017, said Labour presented “a ragbag of issues” on the EU in its manifesto, which did not “remotely measure up to the challenge of the times” and would “make no measurable difference to the UK macroeconomy”.

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