Sir Keir Starmer is pushing for a mutual recognition agreement with the EU that would allow British lawyers to work more easily across Europe by ensuring UK legal qualifications are recognised in member states and vice versa, removing a major post-Brexit barrier for the profession. As part of a broader strategy to align more closely with the single market without formally rejoining it, the Prime Minister argues that easing restrictions on services such as law would boost growth. Legal bodies are lobbying heavily for a deal, which Labour pledged in its manifesto but has as yet failed to secure. Ministers see improved mobility for lawyers as central to restoring the UK’s competitiveness in legal and professional services.
The Daily Telegraph
