The UK may want a reset with the EU, but Brussels is not waiting with open arms. After local and devolved elections exposed deep political fragmentation, Keir Starmer is trying to turn closer EU ties into a credibility test for his government. But with Reform UK rising, Labour under pressure, and the EU already looking beyond today’s leadership drama, the question is blunt: is the reset a serious strategy, or just political damage control?

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