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The betrayal comes as reports reveal the EU defence fund would block the UK from accessing cutting-edge<\/a> American military technology, raising alarm about national security.<\/p>\n

Speaking to the Daily Express, Mr Cartlidge said: “Labour have already surrendered our fish to access the EU defence fund without a penny in return.”<\/p>\n

Mr Cartlidge added: “Instead of begging the EU to join, Starmer should follow our lead of creating a 100% British Sovereign Defence Fund, switching Ed Miliband’s net zero billions to back UK defence companies.”<\/p>\n

Last May, Labour handed away Britain’s fishing grounds to Brussels in exchange for access to the EU Defence Fund.<\/p>\n

Speaking at the time, Mr Cartlidge warned that Sir Keir had got a “glorified talking shop” in exchange for “not a penny of guaranteed defence funding”.<\/p>\n

The UK has received nothing in return for the fishing grounds, yet Sir Keir is now attempting to negotiate access again.<\/p>\n

The Security Action For Europe scheme, or Safe, was set up by Brussels after Russia<\/a> invaded Ukraine<\/a> to provide low-interest loans to boost European military capability.<\/p>\n

But Brussels is demanding Britain pays \u00a32billion to join, while forcing UK defence firms to source key technology and parts from Europe rather than America.<\/p>\n

The “non-divergence agreement” designed to reduce “foreign dependency” would see Britain cede control of defence decisions to Brussels.<\/p>\n

Defence experts have warned the conditions would be “utterly deadly for our national security” by blocking access to advanced US military equipment.<\/p>\n

The Shadow Defence Secretary called for a “100% British Sovereign Defence Fund” instead of crawling back to Brussels.<\/p>\n

The Daily Express is campaigning for a Proper Brexit<\/a>, demanding a 12-mile exclusion zone around the UK where foreign vessels cannot fish.<\/p>\n

Brexit minister Nick Thomas-Symonds told MPs last week: “On participation in Safe… I always said throughout the negotiation that I would only sign up to things that involved value for money. I did not take the view that in this case, it did offer value for money.”<\/p>\n

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