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The UK government is hiring a new negotiator to help deliver a \u201creset\u201d of relations with Europe.<\/p>\n
The job posting says the role will lead the government’s relationship with the European Union and negotiations with the EU “on key UK interests”, with mentions of trade, security and border policy.<\/p>\n
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has committed to a \u201creset\u201d of relations between the UK and EU, and previously said<\/a> he would seek a better deal on trade than the one negotiated by Boris Johnson in late 2020.<\/p>\n However, the prime minister has said that resetting does not mean reversing Brexit.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The new negotiator role is advertised as \u201ca high-profile senior position that will receive significant public scrutiny and political attention\u201d in the job posting published online by the Cabinet Office.<\/p>\n The Second Permanent Secretary for European Union and International Economic Affairs would act as a “sherpa” – “a senior and personal representative of the prime minister at international summits and engagements\u201d.<\/p>\n