The Observer view on trade relations: Closer ties with the EU is the lever for economic growth | Observer editorial

Amid sluggish UK productivity and global insecurity, pulling closer to Europe is diplomatically and economically vitalAchieving the fastest sustainable growth in the G7 was the Labour party’s highest-profile pledge going into the general election last July. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said that boosting growth is “at the heart of everything she does”. But there was concerning news last week with new figures showing the economy grew by just 0.1% in the three months to the end o