The Liberal Democrats would seek "root-and-branch" reform of the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU rather than "tinkering around the edges" of the existing deal, Sir Ed Davey has said.The leader has made clear that re-joining the bloc is not currently on the table for his party, but suggested Labour's approach does not go far enough to strengthen ties with Brussels.Speaking to the PA news agency, he said: "We voted against the trade deal that (Boris) Johnson put... Labour didn't, I regre

The Liberal Democrats would seek "root-and-branch" reform of the UK's post-Brexit relationship with the EU rather than "tinkering around the edges" of the existing deal, Sir Ed Davey has said.The leader has made clear that re-joining the bloc is not currently on the table for his party, but suggested Labour's approach does not go far enough to strengthen ties with Brussels.Speaking to the PA news agency, he said: "We voted against the trade deal that (Boris) Johnson put... Labour didn't, I regret to say. So they're gradually changing."But I'm worried that when parties talk about tinkering around the edges, they're not really advocating the root-and-branch reform that Liberal Democrats believe is important to rebuild our relationship with Europe."