Brussels questions whether Starmer really wants a Brexit reset

https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-european-union-brexit-relationship-reset/

Posted by JimJonesdrinkkoolaid

10 Comments

  1. EdmundTheInsulter on

    I’m sure he’d personally rejoin the EU tomorrow, but maybe knows the public won’t accept it overall.

  2. IlluminatedCookie on

    He’s trying so hard to play it cool he’s waved her off to the guy across the street. Kinda thing.

  3. Cottonshopeburnfoot on

    It’s probably not Starmer, they just don’t trust the U.K. Labour won’t be in forever, Brexit is still a blasphemous thing to criticise publicly and the opposition are talking about quitting the ECHR.

  4. Brexit will never be undone as long as there are legions of frothing ReformUK goons to fill up my feed with their utter, utter bollocks.

  5. SlightWerewolf4428 on

    The public didn’t vote for a “Brexit reset”.

    I know Brussels may have forgotten that the people have a say in it, but they should know better.

    EDIT: Yup, downvoters, just the facts.

  6. The funny thing is that the years following leaving the EU we’ve had the most chaotic immigration regime in our history, 1.8 million in a single year. I suspect the public would go back to our old immigration system under the EU easily.

  7. Yakitori_Grandslam on

    The U.K. not being in the EU is the best thing for the EU as it can move toward greater fiscal and political alignment between member states as this has always been the goal. The U.K. hindered this.

    Unfortunately, now the rest of Europe seems to also be hindering this as well.

    If only someone would have had the foresight to take the strongest economies in Europe and created a trading block between them for goods and services but without a joint currency and stronger federal integration. They could call it the European Economic Community. I’m sure it would be a real success and help all the countries to prosper.

  8. North_Activity_5980 on

    It can’t be done without a number of consistent polling to even have the conversation. Starmer is going to have to do a number of drawbacks to try and see if the economy can work without the EU before he starts telling people Britain can’t compete outside of the single market. There’s about 10-15 years of alterations needed first and even then the EU may not survive that long.

  9. CaterpillarLoud8071 on

    Anything short of free movement for EU citizens and full access to UK defence and intelligence and they’ll be unsatisfied. Transactional relationship as ever.