Keir Starmer pledges to seek major rewrite of Brexit deal
Keir Starmer pledges to seek major rewrite of Brexit deal
Labour leader tells FT his government would put closer trading relationship with Brussels at heart of growth policy
Sir Keir Starmer has promised to seek a major rewrite of Britain’s Brexit deal in 2025 if Labour win the next general election, saying he owes it to his children to rebuild relations with the EU.
Starmer told the Financial Times that he would put a closer trading relationship with Brussels and a new partnership with business at the heart of his efforts to bolster Britain’s economic growth.
Britain’s Trade and Cooperation Agreement with the EU, negotiated by former premier Boris Johnson, is due for review in 2025 and Starmer said he saw this as an “important” moment to reset relations.
“Almost everyone recognises the deal Johnson struck is not a good deal — it’s far too thin,” he said in an interview. “As we go into 2025 we will attempt to get a much better deal for the UK.”
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It is far from clear whether the EU would wish to renegotiate the trade deal, which only came into force in 2021, particularly if it involved Britain selectively choosing only parts of the single market. Many in Brussels see the 2025 review as simply a tidying-up exercise.
We had a deal? I'm pretty sure it was just yolo'd
Nah, it was oven ready /s
Jesus fucking Christ, years on and they're still mumbling 'a better deal' instead of admitting it was total failure. No details. No broad goals. Just... better! Somehow. And that's good enough for right-wing types, because they don't really mean things when they make the mouth noises. Their guy says better, it must be so! Your guy says better, well, so what.
Education is a means to an end. The main point being you cannot just reverse Brexit. There are still plenty of idiots who believe it should stay. The only way to reverse this is to show people what they are getting for their money. Brexit will not be here in 10 years time.
The TCA has a 5 year review process so there's opportunity to improve on the very thin deal that was agreed at pace and with idiots in Downing Street
The EU also offered reduced checks for food safety alignment, and musicians visas.
There are plenty of areas to work on, especially now Labour has a leader who isn't anti EU as well.
Still on the hunt for the perfect Brexit
I don't think the EU wants y'all back fella...
Sure we've had Brexit, but what about second Brexit?
I don't think they know about second Brexit Pip.
The EU wants the UK back. We're stronger together and the UK can bring much to the table if it's not currently going bonkers.
Yeah, about that whole "not going bonkers" thing ...
You're kidding. It'd be an astonishing political victory.
Not to rejoin, no (and who can blame them?). But that's not his plan!
TBH the UK in the single market is a better outcome for the UK as well as the EU. It puts something like reins on our frequently out-of-control government and leaves one powerful neoliberal voice out of the shouting match.
Would these mean we're 'reheating' Bojo's 'oven-ready deal'.
That would imply that it really was over-ready as opposed to uncooked random ingredients still sitting in fields in farms, probably in the EU.
I voted Leave. This is fine.
Successive governments chopping and changing our relationship with the EU is what I expect. Brexit is a process, not an event.
What on earth could the UK offer to the EU to even think of opening a re-negotiation phase? And if you believe that the UK can somehow "out-deal" the UK during that, remember that the negotiation skills are still with the EU.
But you said you voted for desaster. You got it, be happy.
I mean, they literally renegotiated the Northern Ireland Protocol earlier this year. Or the "Windsor Framework" as it's known.
The whole point of negotiations is to create a situation that's beneficial to both parties. It's in both the UK's and the EU's interest.
Pretty weird seeing British tourists disappear over the past few years. Used to run into them all the time.