Marina Wheeler is a barrister, mediator and writer. Her legal practice has focused on public, employment and human rights law, including detention and national security issues. Her new book is ‘A More Perfect Union: The Europe We Need’ (W&N, £11.99)
Your book seems like an attempt to envision a new future between the UK and the European Union. What would that relationship look like?
I would like to see a greater flexibility in our relations with the EU and for it to embrace a wider range of partnerships with all its neighbours, not just the UK. This means being open to different arrangements that are not necessarily centred around full membership. We need to set aside this idea that there’s something wrong with cherry picking. Where something is mutually beneficial, it should be pursued.
