EU sues UK over post-Brexit freedom of movement failures in blow to Starmer’s reset

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In a blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s efforts to reset relations with the bloc, the commission referred the UK to the Court of Justice of the European Union over shortcomings in how it has cooperated with the post-Brexit withdrawal agreement. It alleges several shortcomings in how Britain has stuck to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, affecting residents’ rights to live and work freely between EU member states. The European Commission alleges several shortcomings in how Britain has stuck to post-Brexit agreements The commission’s complaint originated in May 2020, when it accused the UK of restricting free movement rights of EU citizens and their family members. It sent a formal notice of the complaint to the UK at the time, and in July this year said “several points remain unaddressed”, highlighting in particular matters around EU citizens and their family members exercising their free movement rights.