Eight years after Britain voted to leave the EU, young Europeans living in London are ready for change.
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00:00Brits at home are listening intently to their new government,
00:05hearing a Labour leader looking to rejuvenate and rebuild relations with Europe.
00:11We think we can get a better deal than the botched deal that Boris Johnson brought home,
00:15and we will work on that, understanding the work that needs to be done and the nature of the challenge.
00:22The largest proportion of Europeans living in London are young adults.
00:26There's cautious hope regarding Keir Starmer's approach to the current challenges.
00:31Many are eager to see the reinstatement of freedom of movement.
00:36Yeah, I'm slightly more optimistic than I would be with the Tories.
00:39There are so many pros and cons about it, but the first thing that we felt was relief.
00:45I feel the fact that we are divided in a certain sense.
00:50In the past it's very different because obviously we are all together,
00:55and so now in a certain sense I feel that it's like something apart.
01:00When it comes to politics in Britain, it's been a long few years, and Brexit has posed many challenges.
01:06But with Labour now in power, the UK hopes to reset its relationship with Europe.
01:10Will this approach lead to better engagement and improved trade ties?
01:16There is this very positive mood music.
01:18Professor Jonathan Portis is a leading expert in UK and EU relations.
01:24If there are early positive agreements, you could see that generating a dynamic,
01:29a political and economic dynamic, where there's pressure on both sides to go further and faster,
01:34and you could actually see very real change.
01:37But at the moment I think we genuinely don't know,
01:39and it will also depend, frankly, on wider geopolitical pressures and considerations.
01:44Only time will tell if Labour's efforts will lead to stronger ties between the UK and Europe.
01:50But with much hanging in the balance, a lot will depend on the outcome of the American presidential election.
01:57Luke Hanrahan, Euronews, London.
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