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Calculated Shard: 32 (from laksa056)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa032.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.gbnews.com/politics/rachel-reeves-brexit-not-good-britain-absolutely-align-eu\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.gbnews.com/politics/rachel-reeves-brexit-not-good-britain-absolutely-align-eu\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/politics\/rachel-reeves-brexit-not-good-britain-absolutely-align-eu","crawl_time":1776040915,"first_indexed_time":1773462792,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,gbnews!www,\/politics\/rachel-reeves-brexit-not-good-britain-absolutely-align-eu s443","src_root_hash":"4480743796440222632","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Rachel Reeves declares Brexit has ‘not been good’ and Britain should ‘absolutely align’ with EU","meta_descriptions":["Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declared Brexit has \"not been good for Britain\" as she said the UK \"should absolutely align\" with Brussels"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declared Brexit has \"not been good for Britain\" as she said the UK \"should absolutely align\" with Brussels.\nSpeaking to The Times ahead of her annual Mais lecture in the City of London next week, the Chancellor said the EU represents the \"biggest prize\" for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth.\nShe plans to use the speech to argue for closer alignment with the single market, describing the approach as a \"big bet\".\nThe move marks a significant shift in Labour’s stance on Europe as the party positions itself against Reform UK.\nStories\nVideos\nYour Say\nMs Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer are said to believe the country has changed since the 2016 referendum and that voters may now be open to closer ties with Brussels if it improves their daily lives.\n\"It's almost ten years since we voted Leave. That ship has sailed but there's an awful lot we can do to improve our trading relations,\" she said.\n\"Where that requires alignment in our national interest, we should absolutely align.\"\nThe Chancellor claimed she had recently spoken with the chief executive of a major supermarket and the head of a large conglomerate, both of whom told her Brexit had caused considerable harm.\nThe Chancellor said the EU represents the 'biggest prize' for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth\n|\nGETTY\n\"These are two huge businesses saying it's difficult for us and it pushes up prices and costs, but for small businesses it is really challenging,\" she said.\nBritain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year, though Ms Reeves said a \"generation of our children\" had missed out on the opportunity.\nShe also set out ambitions for a youth mobility scheme allowing young Europeans to live and work in the UK, and vice versa.\nAsked whether numbers would be capped, she described the issue as a \"live negotiation\" but insisted it would not mean a \"return to free movement\".\nBritain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year\n|\nGETTY\nGiven a choice between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ms Reeves declared her backing for the latter.\nShe added: \"I believe our future is closely intertwined with that of Europe.\"\nThe Chancellor's Her Mais lecture is expected outline two additional growth strategies focused on artificial intelligence and regional development.\nA new development corporation will be created to accelerate construction in Oxford as part of the Oxcam corridor linking the city to Cambridge.\nMs Reeves said she would choose Ursula von der Leyen over Donald Trump\n|\nGETTY\nFunding for land purchases will also be doubled.\n\"If we want to unlock the full potential and make that Oxcam corridor the Silicon Valley of the whole of Europe, the Government has got to partner with business to unlock that,\" she said.\nHowever, the Chancellor’s growth agenda has been overshadowed by the economic fallout from US military action in Iran.\nJust over two weeks ago, Ms Reeves said she was visiting a building society in her constituency when she received an urgent summons.\n\"I got a message that I needed to attend an urgent NSC meeting,\" she told the newspaper.\n\"There wasn't time to get back to London so I went to a secure location not far from where I was and had to dial in from there. 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That ship has sailed but there's an awful lot we can do to improve our trading relations,\" she said.\n\n\"Where that requires alignment in our national interest, we should absolutely align.\"\n\nThe Chancellor claimed she had recently spoken with the chief executive of a major supermarket and the head of a large conglomerate, both of whom told her Brexit had caused considerable harm.\n\n![Rachel Reeves](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%202777'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n\nThe Chancellor said the EU represents the 'biggest prize' for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth\n\n\\|\n\nGETTY\n\n\"These are two huge businesses saying it's difficult for us and it pushes up prices and costs, but for small businesses it is really challenging,\" she said.\n\nBritain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year, though Ms Reeves said a \"generation of our children\" had missed out on the opportunity.\n\nShe also set out ambitions for a youth mobility scheme allowing young Europeans to live and work in the UK, and vice versa.\n\nAsked whether numbers would be capped, she described the issue as a \"live negotiation\" but insisted it would not mean a \"return to free movement\".\n\n### BREXIT BETRAYAL - READ THE LATEST:\n- [Strawberry farmer reveals eye-watering £1.2million bill from Keir Starmer's 'Brexit betrayal' reset](https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/politics\/brexit-news-farmer-bill-reset-nottinghamshire-strawberry)\n- [Closer ties with the EU is 'where the magic happens' Labour minister says as he blasts 'nostalgia'](https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/politics\/brexit-news-closer-eu-ties-labour-minister)\n- [Keir Starmer scrambles to sign Britain up to EU's net zero rules amid fears 'it will make UK poorer'](https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/news\/keir-starmer-european-union-net-zero-enviroment)\n\n![Erasmus students](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n\nBritain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year\n\n\\|\n\nGETTY\n\nGiven a choice between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ms Reeves declared her backing for the latter.\n\nShe added: \"I believe our future is closely intertwined with that of Europe.\"\n\nThe Chancellor's Her Mais lecture is expected outline two additional growth strategies focused on artificial intelligence and regional development.\n\nA new development corporation will be created to accelerate construction in Oxford as part of the Oxcam corridor linking the city to Cambridge.\n\n![Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer](data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%203333'%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\n\nMs Reeves said she would choose Ursula von der Leyen over Donald Trump\n\n\\|\n\nGETTY\n\nFunding for land purchases will also be doubled.\n\n\"If we want to unlock the full potential and make that Oxcam corridor the Silicon Valley of the whole of Europe, the Government has got to partner with business to unlock that,\" she said.\n\nHowever, the Chancellor’s growth agenda has been overshadowed by the economic fallout from US military action in Iran.\n\nJust over two weeks ago, Ms Reeves said she was visiting a building society in her constituency when she received an urgent summons.\n\n\"I got a message that I needed to attend an urgent NSC meeting,\" she told the newspaper.\n\n\"There wasn't time to get back to London so I went to a secure location not far from where I was and had to dial in from there. 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That ship has sailed but there's an awful lot we can do to improve our trading relations,\" she said.\n\n\"Where that requires alignment in our national interest, we should absolutely align.\"\n\nThe Chancellor claimed she had recently spoken with the chief executive of a major supermarket and the head of a large conglomerate, both of whom told her Brexit had caused considerable harm.\n\n![Rachel Reeves](https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/media-library\/rachel-reeves.jpg?id=65286753&width=980)The Chancellor said the EU represents the 'biggest prize' for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth \\| GETTY\n\n\"These are two huge businesses saying it's difficult for us and it pushes up prices and costs, but for small businesses it is really challenging,\" she said.\n\nBritain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year, though Ms Reeves said a \"generation of our children\" had missed out on the opportunity.\n\nShe also set out ambitions for a youth mobility scheme allowing young Europeans to live and work in the UK, and vice versa.\n\nAsked whether numbers would be capped, she described the issue as a \"live negotiation\" but insisted it would not mean a \"return to free movement\".\n\n![Erasmus students](https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/media-library\/erasmus-students.jpg?id=65286754&width=980)Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year \\| GETTY\n\nGiven a choice between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ms Reeves declared her backing for the latter.\n\nShe added: \"I believe our future is closely intertwined with that of Europe.\"\n\nThe Chancellor's Her Mais lecture is expected outline two additional growth strategies focused on artificial intelligence and regional development.\n\nA new development corporation will be created to accelerate construction in Oxford as part of the Oxcam corridor linking the city to Cambridge.\n\n![Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer](https:\/\/www.gbnews.com\/media-library\/ursula-von-der-leyen-and-keir-starmer.jpg?id=65286755&width=980)Ms Reeves said she would choose Ursula von der Leyen over Donald Trump \\| GETTY\n\nFunding for land purchases will also be doubled.\n\n\"If we want to unlock the full potential and make that Oxcam corridor the Silicon Valley of the whole of Europe, the Government has got to partner with business to unlock that,\" she said.\n\nHowever, the Chancellor’s growth agenda has been overshadowed by the economic fallout from US military action in Iran.\n\nJust over two weeks ago, Ms Reeves said she was visiting a building society in her constituency when she received an urgent summons.\n\n\"I got a message that I needed to attend an urgent NSC meeting,\" she told the newspaper.\n\n\"There wasn't time to get back to London so I went to a secure location not far from where I was and had to dial in from there. 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Boilerpipe Text	Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declared Brexit has "not been good for Britain" as she said the UK "should absolutely align" with Brussels. Speaking to The Times ahead of her annual Mais lecture in the City of London next week, the Chancellor said the EU represents the "biggest prize" for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth. She plans to use the speech to argue for closer alignment with the single market, describing the approach as a "big bet". The move marks a significant shift in Labour’s stance on Europe as the party positions itself against Reform UK. Stories Videos Your Say Ms Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer are said to believe the country has changed since the 2016 referendum and that voters may now be open to closer ties with Brussels if it improves their daily lives. "It's almost ten years since we voted Leave. That ship has sailed but there's an awful lot we can do to improve our trading relations," she said. "Where that requires alignment in our national interest, we should absolutely align." The Chancellor claimed she had recently spoken with the chief executive of a major supermarket and the head of a large conglomerate, both of whom told her Brexit had caused considerable harm. The Chancellor said the EU represents the 'biggest prize' for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth \| GETTY "These are two huge businesses saying it's difficult for us and it pushes up prices and costs, but for small businesses it is really challenging," she said. Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year, though Ms Reeves said a "generation of our children" had missed out on the opportunity. She also set out ambitions for a youth mobility scheme allowing young Europeans to live and work in the UK, and vice versa. Asked whether numbers would be capped, she described the issue as a "live negotiation" but insisted it would not mean a "return to free movement". Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year \| GETTY Given a choice between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ms Reeves declared her backing for the latter. She added: "I believe our future is closely intertwined with that of Europe." The Chancellor's Her Mais lecture is expected outline two additional growth strategies focused on artificial intelligence and regional development. A new development corporation will be created to accelerate construction in Oxford as part of the Oxcam corridor linking the city to Cambridge. Ms Reeves said she would choose Ursula von der Leyen over Donald Trump \| GETTY Funding for land purchases will also be doubled. "If we want to unlock the full potential and make that Oxcam corridor the Silicon Valley of the whole of Europe, the Government has got to partner with business to unlock that," she said. However, the Chancellor’s growth agenda has been overshadowed by the economic fallout from US military action in Iran. Just over two weeks ago, Ms Reeves said she was visiting a building society in her constituency when she received an urgent summons. "I got a message that I needed to attend an urgent NSC meeting," she told the newspaper. "There wasn't time to get back to London so I went to a secure location not far from where I was and had to dial in from there. And that's when it really kicked off." The meeting addressed Britain’s response to the looming military action and its likely impact on household costs.
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Speaking to The Times ahead of her annual Mais lecture in the City of London next week, the Chancellor said the EU represents the "biggest prize" for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth. * She plans to use the speech to argue for closer alignment with the single market, describing the approach as a "big bet". The move marks a significant shift in Labour’s stance on Europe as the party positions itself against Reform UK. TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say Ms Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer are said to believe the country has changed since the 2016 referendum and that voters may now be open to closer ties with Brussels if it improves their daily lives. "It's almost ten years since we voted Leave. That ship has sailed but there's an awful lot we can do to improve our trading relations," she said. "Where that requires alignment in our national interest, we should absolutely align." The Chancellor claimed she had recently spoken with the chief executive of a major supermarket and the head of a large conglomerate, both of whom told her Brexit had caused considerable harm. ![Rachel Reeves](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%202777'%3E%3C/svg%3E) The Chancellor said the EU represents the 'biggest prize' for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth \\| GETTY "These are two huge businesses saying it's difficult for us and it pushes up prices and costs, but for small businesses it is really challenging," she said. Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year, though Ms Reeves said a "generation of our children" had missed out on the opportunity. She also set out ambitions for a youth mobility scheme allowing young Europeans to live and work in the UK, and vice versa. Asked whether numbers would be capped, she described the issue as a "live negotiation" but insisted it would not mean a "return to free movement". ### BREXIT BETRAYAL - READ THE LATEST: - [Strawberry farmer reveals eye-watering £1.2million bill from Keir Starmer's 'Brexit betrayal' reset](https://www.gbnews.com/politics/brexit-news-farmer-bill-reset-nottinghamshire-strawberry) - [Closer ties with the EU is 'where the magic happens' Labour minister says as he blasts 'nostalgia'](https://www.gbnews.com/politics/brexit-news-closer-eu-ties-labour-minister) - [Keir Starmer scrambles to sign Britain up to EU's net zero rules amid fears 'it will make UK poorer'](https://www.gbnews.com/news/keir-starmer-european-union-net-zero-enviroment) ![Erasmus students](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202000%201333'%3E%3C/svg%3E) Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year \\| GETTY Given a choice between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ms Reeves declared her backing for the latter. She added: "I believe our future is closely intertwined with that of Europe." The Chancellor's Her Mais lecture is expected outline two additional growth strategies focused on artificial intelligence and regional development. A new development corporation will be created to accelerate construction in Oxford as part of the Oxcam corridor linking the city to Cambridge. ![Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%205000%203333'%3E%3C/svg%3E) Ms Reeves said she would choose Ursula von der Leyen over Donald Trump \\| GETTY Funding for land purchases will also be doubled. "If we want to unlock the full potential and make that Oxcam corridor the Silicon Valley of the whole of Europe, the Government has got to partner with business to unlock that," she said. However, the Chancellor’s growth agenda has been overshadowed by the economic fallout from US military action in Iran. Just over two weeks ago, Ms Reeves said she was visiting a building society in her constituency when she received an urgent summons. "I got a message that I needed to attend an urgent NSC meeting," she told the newspaper. "There wasn't time to get back to London so I went to a secure location not far from where I was and had to dial in from there. And that's when it really kicked off." The meeting addressed Britain’s response to the looming military action and its likely impact on household costs. 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Readable Markdown	Chancellor Rachel Reeves has declared Brexit has "not been good for Britain" as she said the UK "should absolutely align" with Brussels. Speaking to The Times ahead of her annual Mais lecture in the City of London next week, the Chancellor said the EU represents the "biggest prize" for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth. *** She plans to use the speech to argue for closer alignment with the single market, describing the approach as a "big bet". The move marks a significant shift in Labour’s stance on Europe as the party positions itself against Reform UK. Stories Videos Your Say Ms Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer are said to believe the country has changed since the 2016 referendum and that voters may now be open to closer ties with Brussels if it improves their daily lives. "It's almost ten years since we voted Leave. That ship has sailed but there's an awful lot we can do to improve our trading relations," she said. "Where that requires alignment in our national interest, we should absolutely align." The Chancellor claimed she had recently spoken with the chief executive of a major supermarket and the head of a large conglomerate, both of whom told her Brexit had caused considerable harm. ![Rachel Reeves](https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/rachel-reeves.jpg?id=65286753&width=980)The Chancellor said the EU represents the 'biggest prize' for boosting Britain’s stagnant economic growth \\| GETTY "These are two huge businesses saying it's difficult for us and it pushes up prices and costs, but for small businesses it is really challenging," she said. Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year, though Ms Reeves said a "generation of our children" had missed out on the opportunity. She also set out ambitions for a youth mobility scheme allowing young Europeans to live and work in the UK, and vice versa. Asked whether numbers would be capped, she described the issue as a "live negotiation" but insisted it would not mean a "return to free movement". ![Erasmus students](https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/erasmus-students.jpg?id=65286754&width=980)Britain will rejoin the Erasmus student exchange programme next year \\| GETTY Given a choice between President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Ms Reeves declared her backing for the latter. She added: "I believe our future is closely intertwined with that of Europe." The Chancellor's Her Mais lecture is expected outline two additional growth strategies focused on artificial intelligence and regional development. A new development corporation will be created to accelerate construction in Oxford as part of the Oxcam corridor linking the city to Cambridge. ![Ursula von der Leyen and Keir Starmer](https://www.gbnews.com/media-library/ursula-von-der-leyen-and-keir-starmer.jpg?id=65286755&width=980)Ms Reeves said she would choose Ursula von der Leyen over Donald Trump \\| GETTY Funding for land purchases will also be doubled. "If we want to unlock the full potential and make that Oxcam corridor the Silicon Valley of the whole of Europe, the Government has got to partner with business to unlock that," she said. However, the Chancellor’s growth agenda has been overshadowed by the economic fallout from US military action in Iran. Just over two weeks ago, Ms Reeves said she was visiting a building society in her constituency when she received an urgent summons. "I got a message that I needed to attend an urgent NSC meeting," she told the newspaper. "There wasn't time to get back to London so I went to a secure location not far from where I was and had to dial in from there. And that's when it really kicked off." The meeting addressed Britain’s response to the looming military action and its likely impact on household costs.
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