Sir Keir Starmer says work is under way for closer ties with EU and to fix UK’s ‘botched’ Brexit deal



Sir Keir Starmer says work is under way for closer ties with EU and to fix UK’s ‘botched’ Brexit deal

https://news.sky.com/story/sir-keir-starmer-says-work-is-under-way-for-closer-ties-with-eu-and-to-fix-uks-botched-brexit-deal-13174866

by topotaul

7 comments
  1. You can’t fix brexit. It is *by its very (lack of) definition* ‘botched’.

    The question of brexit. To leave the EU or to not leave the EU. Leaving the EU was a daft idea. We said it at the time, and we have been proven right every step of the way since.

    How do you propose to fix this? The only option, to undo the breakage, is off the table, so there’s what? Get the superglue out? The Tories broke the window, but as long as you’re sitting on the evidence, it’s going to be a real pane in the arse to do anything about. Stand up, show the damage for what it is, and call a glazier, rather than appreciating the fresh breeze (and approaching maelstrom).

  2. This sounds fine but in reality I’m not sure how feasible any real changes are.

    >”We intend to improve our relationship with the EU and that means closer trading ties with the EU”

    I’m very curious how he plans to achieve that without being in a customs union, single market or being a member.

  3. If we can get free movement of individuals somehow, that would be a start…and save money!

  4. In the short term, expect very little, if any, noticeable change. Still, this is an important first step in repairing relationships with the EU after the appalling behaviour from the Tory government.

  5. You can’t eat the cake and still save the butter of the cake for tomorrow. More ‘hopes for a brighter future upcoming’ 🤪

  6. With this and the reversal of Rwanda I’m (pleasantly?) surprised he’s making potentially controversial moves this soon. Headlines in the Mail next week are bound to scream “YOU LET THEM IN, NOW THEY’RE BOWING TO BRUSSELS AND GENOCIDING THE WHITES”

  7. For how many decades are British politicians going to keep rolling out this unicorn for you all to chase?
    Just like they consistently rolled out the EU as a bogeyman whenever it suited them (and then “shocked Pikachu” when you voted to leave)

    This is all just pantomime for a UK domestic audience…

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