POLL OF THE DAY: Do you fear Brexit is being betrayed?

Sir Keir Starmer has been accused of “betraying” Brexit as he seeks to tighten links between the UK and the EU.

The Government is set to host EU leaders in London next week as part of its efforts to “reset” relations after Brexit.

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Reports suggest a deal on British access to a major EU defence fund could be on the table but arguments over fishing rights and a youth mobility scheme may provide stumbling blocks to an agreement.

The Labour leader appeared to signal that a youth mobility deal could be possible, telling The Times that while freedom of movement was a “red line” in talks, “youth mobility is not freedom of movement,”

Kaja Kallas, the EU’s high representative for foreign affairs, said on Friday that work was progressing on a defence deal but that “we’re not there yet.”

Starmer met European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen later that day on the margins of the European Political Community summit in Albania.

The Prime Minister has repeatedly declined to give a “running commentary” on the talks or engage in what he described as “megaphone diplomacy” with the EU.

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch said: “Labour should have used this review of our EU trade deal to secure new wins for Britain, such as an EU-wide agreement on Brits using e-gates on the continent.

“Instead, it sounds like we’re giving away our fishing quotas, becoming a rule-taker from Brussels once again and getting free movement by the back door. This isn’t a reset, it’s a surrender.”