If Sir Keir Starmer wins the General Election in July, he has a tightrope to walk.
On the one hand, he is trying to move away from Labour's record as the remainer party - with opposition figures again and again trying to draw attention to the party's previous calls for a second referednum.
But on the other hand, he is seen as a much more likely EU ally than any of the previous Tory prime ministers who have served since Brexit - a hope in Brussels which is not misplaced.
If he is the UK's next prime minister, Starmer is expected to attempt to prove that Britain can be a reliable friend to the EU.
While he shot down hopes of a youth mobility agreement, offered up by Brussels, this is seen to have been more of a timing issue for Labour.
Starmer's EU charm offensive is expected to begin just days after a possible election victory.
Five days after the July election, Starmer will travel to Washington for Nato's annual summit, where he will rub shoulders with world leaders and hold bilateral meetings with key European counterparts.
And on July 18, if he is the UK's next prime minister, Starmer will chair the biannual gathering of the European Political Community (EPC).
The new body will bring together all 27 EU member states, as well as 20 other countries from outside the bloc.
The Emmanuel Macron brainchild, was surprisingly accepted by the then prime minister Liz Truss.
But Sunak later turned his nose up at the event, delaying it until July - which now means the baton will likely be passed to Starmer.
If he's at the helm, the Labour leader is very likely to use the gathering to promote his agenda as a realiable ally to Europe - whilst also walking the tightrope which displays Labour's newfound commitment to Brexit.
