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His predecessor, Sir Keir Starmer, had instead pursued a narrower reset with the EU, focusing on things like aligning with European food standards, striking a youth visa agreement and reconnecting British industry to the EU’s carbon trading system. Starmer’s exit from office pushed back a planned summer summit with the EU to later this year, the same summit at which Burnham now says he intends to unveil a ten year plan aimed at transforming the UK economy.