Brussels has sparked fury by stepping up demands for Britain to pay into the EU's budget for the first time since Brexit as part of Sir Keir Starmer's 'reset' deal.
The Prime Minister and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen struck a new agreement in May that Sir Keir claimed would 'move on' from past spats.
The wide-ranging deal included agreements on food standards and the bloc's carbon border tax, but it later emerged how the UK would have to cover 'relevant costs'.
The Financial Times has now reported that EU member states were due to further discuss on Friday how Britain could be made to pay as the price of the 'reset'.
It said EU nations want the UK to contribute to a regional levelling up fund in return for dropping checks on animal and plant products and allowing cheaper energy trading.
One EU diplomat made the argument that Britain should pay into Brussels' coffers as Norway, Switzerland and other partner nations do.
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