Leaked papers show the EU demands British cash and an end to deporting EU offenders for Burnham's reset deal
Pet passports are set to be revived, letting owners take dogs, cats and ferrets into EU territory for life without costly certificates each trip.Britain's negotiations with the EU could move beyond the 20 November summit, with Andy Burnham having told ministers the next phase will be to explore options for a long-term relationship with the bloc.
The EU's leaked draft statement demands the UK pay into Brussels development funds and stop deporting European criminals — the price for access to the EU's electricity single market. Shadow home secretary Chris Philp called it Labour offering foreign criminals "a get-out-of-jail card" to keep Brussels happy. A government minister said ministers will not agree to the deportation demand.
The leaked document also asks Burnham to commit to no "removals and deportations" of EU offenders, despite British prisons being described as full to bursting.
Burnham is also facing EU demands to subsidise poorer member states, cut tuition fees for European students to lower levels, and admit up to 80,000 EU youths annually.
Dogs, cats and ferrets would once again be covered by pet passports under a separate SPS agreement, scrapping the £200-per-trip Animal Health Certificate introduced after Brexit.
