Truss-Sunak contest leaves Brussels pessimistic about relations with UK

European officials are pessimistic about a reset in post-Brexit relations with the UK, whoever becomes Britain’s next prime minister in September.

Whether it is Liz Truss or Rishi Sunak who are handed the keys to Downing Street on 5 September, officials in Brussels have little hope of a rapprochement with the new government.

More than six years after Britain voted to leave the European Union, relations have hit a post-Brexit low, as the UK…