Nick Thomas-Symonds
New ZealandpoliticianMaleb. 19806.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Nick Thomas-Symonds is a British politician and member of the Labour Party, currently serving as the Minister for European Relations. A historian and biographer of former Prime Minister Harold Wilson, he advocates for the UK to strengthen its ties with the European Union amid the challenges posed by Brexit and shifts in US foreign policy.
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Nick Thomas-Symonds echoed the views of many Labour MPs regarding a swift transition.
Starmer vows ‘orderly’ transition as Labour MPs mull bid to be PMNew Zealand· 2026-06-23
Nick Thomas-Symonds is set to meet with Maroš Šefčovič.
150 de miliarde de euro în joc: premierul britanic încearcă să includă Regatul Unit în fondul de apărare al UE. Ce pretenție are Bruxelles-ul?
Romania· 2026-02-03
Nick Thomas-Symonds, the EU relations minister, holds a meeting with his EU counterpart.
Mandelson quits Labour as Epstein documents reveal he urged bank to ‘threaten’ Labour chancellor over banker tax – UK politics live | Politics
United Kingdom· 2026-02-02
Šefčovič will meet Nick Thomas-Symonds on Monday for the annual meeting of the EU-UK Partnership Council.
UK and EU to explore renewed talks on defence cooperation | Defence policyUnited Kingdom· 2026-01-31
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the UK cabinet member who negotiates with Europe.
Whisper it, but is Keir Starmer quietly reversing Brexit? – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2026-01-30
Nick Thomas-Symonds states that the UK's return to Erasmus+ shows that the government's cooperation with the EU is working.
Danske studerende kommer lettere til Storbritannien med ny aftale
Denmark· 2025-12-17
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the British minister for relations with the EU who met with Maros Sefcovic to negotiate the Erasmus program.
La Gran Bretagna rientra nel programma Erasmus da gennaio 2027
Italy· 2025-12-17
Nick Thomas Symonds, the minister in charge of EU negotiations, was promoted to full cabinet rank.
‘The only idea around’: will Labour return to a customs union with the EU? | BrexitUnited Kingdom· 2025-12-06
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the UK's paymaster-general and the minister leading EU negotiations for Keir Starmer.
Starmer flirts with EU as economic growth flatlines – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-04
Nick Thomas-Symonds emphasized the importance of addressing border security.
Local election wipeout would see off Starmer, MPs say after Caerphilly rout | LabourUnited Kingdom· 2025-10-25
Nick Thomas-Symonds said he could not see the country re-entering the bloc in his lifetime, despite the thaw in continental relations that he has helped bring about.
No prospect of UK rejoining EU in my lifetime, says Starmer’s reset negotiator | Foreign policyUnited Kingdom· 2025-09-12Nick Thomas-Symonds rejected the notion that withdrawing from the European Convention on Human Rights would be a 'magic solution' to the immigration crisis.
بريطانيا: لا حل سحرياً للهجرة غير النظامية
United Arab Emirates· 2025-08-28Nick Thomas-Symonds described the proposals of the Reform party as 'extravagant'.
Regno Unito, il piano di Farage sull'immigrazione: espulsione di 600 mila cittadini e incentivi ai Paesi dai quali provengonoItaly· 2025-08-27Nick Thomas-Symonds emphasized the importance of embedding human rights in UK trade negotiations.
Dismay as UK prepares to sign ‘values-free’ £1.6bn trade deal with Gulf states | Trade policyUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-29
EU relations minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said business organisations had welcomed the agreement.
Fortnite back on US Apple app store after ban liftedUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-21
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Cabinet Office minister who is close to Starmer and whose office is linked to Downing Street.
Spirit of willing and quiet resolve land UK-EU deal, but not without late wrangles | BrexitUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-19
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the UK Cabinet member responsible for EU relations who is reported to have a good relationship with EU negotiator Maroš Šefčovič.
Historisches Abkommen: EU und Großbritannien nähern sich wieder an - Politik
Germany· 2025-05-19
Nick Thomas-Symonds is a senior British minister who described the day of the agreement as historic.
Reino Unido e UE fecham parceria estratégica em defesa e criam plano para setores afetados pelo Brexit
Brazil· 2025-05-19
Nick Thomas-Symonds emphasized that today opens a new chapter in our relations with the EU.
Νέα συμφωνία Βρετανίας – Ε.Ε.: Για «ιστορική καμπή» κάνει λόγο το Λονδίνο
Greece· 2025-05-19
Thomas-Symonds described the agreement as a historic step.
AB ve İngiltere arasında tarihi anlaşma imzalandı: İngilizler çileden çıktı! Starmer ihanetle suçlanıyor
Turkey· 2025-05-19
Nick Thomas-Symonds described the day as historic, marking a new chapter in the UK-EU relationship.
Deal with EU will make food cheaper and add £9bn to UK economy, says No 10 | European UnionUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-19Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Minister for Relations with the EU who commented on the negotiations.
Un accord qui "sera bon pour (les) emplois, (les) factures et (les) frontières": cinq ans après le Brexit, premier sommet entre le Royaume-Uni et l'UE
Monaco· 2025-05-19Nick Thomas-Symonds, the UK minister in charge of negotiations, said on Sunday that talks were in their 'final hours'.
UK-EU talks ‘down to the wire’ as fishing and youth mobility hold up deal | European UnionUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-18
Nick Thomas-Symonds is leading the negotiations for the UK to use EU airport e-gates.
Minister 'pushing' for deal over UK use of EU passport e-gatesUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-18
The European relations minister, Nick Thomas-Symonds, revealed for the first time in early May that the government was indeed looking at setting up a scheme as long as its red lines were respected.
Defence, fishing and study abroad: what is at stake in the first UK-EU summit? | European UnionUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-16
Nick Thomas-Symonds told the Financial Times the UK would consider sensible EU proposals.
Fishing shouldn't block defence pact, says EU chief Kaja KallasUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-13
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Europe minister who described Starmer's approach as 'ruthless pragmatism'.
The art of dealing with Donald Trump? Don’t fight him alone | Jonathan FreedlandUnited Kingdom· 2025-05-10
British ministers including Nick Thomas-Symonds, the Cabinet Office minister, and Jonathan Reynolds, the business secretary, met Maroš Šefčovič, the EU trade commissioner.
Trump ‘makes trade deal with UK second-order priority’ in blow to ministers | Trade policyUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-29
Nick Thomas-Symonds is the Minister for Europe who received a letter from Labour MPs regarding youth mobility.
Il piano di Londra per la mobilità dei giovani europei: tre anni di visto ma con il numero chiusoItaly· 2025-04-25
Nick Thomas-Symonds is paymaster general, minister for the Cabinet Office and minister for the constitution and EU relations.
A new deal with the EU is exactly what Britain needs. Here’s how Labour will achieve it | Nick Thomas-SymondsUnited Kingdom· 2025-04-24