UK’s former Brexit negotiator says Burnham should ditch much of Starmer’s EU reset if made PM – Europe live

JK Jakub KrupaThe Guardian - World NewsFiled 2026-06-23 · 09:48 GMTLean · Center-LeftRead · 1 min

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On the tenth anniversary of the EU referendum, former Brexit negotiator David Frost stated that the outgoing prime minister's team did not adequately consider the choices and processes involved in Brexit. Separately, France's Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu reported that forty people have drowned in unsupervised swimming areas since the weekend. This comes as much of France is under a severe heat alert, with temperatures expected to reach around 40C on Tuesday, and up to 43C in some western regions.

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David Frost believes Starmer's team 'didn’t think hard enough about the choices and the processes' regarding the EU reset.

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David Frost suggests that if Keir Starmer becomes PM, his team should reconsider much of the current EU reset strategy.

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Temperatures of up to 43C are expected in some parts of western France.

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Much of France is under severe heat alert with temperatures around 40C expected on Tuesday.

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Forty people have drowned in unsupervised swimming areas in France since the weekend.

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As UK marks 10 years since the EU referendum, David Frost says outgoing prime minister’s team ‘didn’t think hard enough about the choices and the processes’ Meanwhile, we are also getting a dramatic update from France, with the country’s prime minister Sébastien Lecornu saying that forty people ⁠have drowned while swimming in unsupervised areas in France since the weekend. Much of France is under severe heat-alert" class="entity-link entity-topic" data-entity-id="151246" data-entity-type="topic">heat alert ⁠and set to experience temperatures around 40C on Tuesday , Meteo France said, with temperatures of up to 43C expected in some parts of western France. Continue reading...

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