UK banks call for closer financial services 'partnership' with EU ahead of summit
By Sofia Gerace ( June 8, 2026, 15:53 GMT | Insight) -- The UK banking and finance industry is pushing the government to enhance regulatory ties with the EU in financial services as part of efforts at a leaders’ summit for next month intended to "reset" the UK-EU relationship a decade after Brexit. Lobby group UK Finance laid out a series of reform suggestions in a report on Monday, but financial services minister Rachel Blake declined to say if the issue would be on the summit agenda.The UK banking and finance industry has called for the government to ensure that enhancing regulatory ties with the EU in financial services is on the agenda of a leaders’ meeting scheduled for next month....
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