Pressure growing on Labour to improve trade with EU as Rachel Reeves admits Brexit damaged UK

Do you think the UK should seek ties with Europe instead of with the US?

  • SleafordModOPEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Maybe there will be some small movements towards more co-operation with the EU, but probably not any big moves for at least the next few years.

    The UK could even join the EU customs union without joining the single market or the EU itself, like Turkey has done, but yeah it’s probably unlikely for the moment. Labour don’t want to take a big political risk I guess.

    • mannycalavera
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      3 days ago

      Spot on. They don’t want to take risks in their first term. And with the economy not looking like they’d hoped after the budget they have less political capital to hedge on any bigger moves.I think even joining the EUCU would be too far.

      Short of a massive schism in the political landscape where all Labour Brexitiers up and leave the party and all Tory Remainers up and leave their party with the two factions joining forces in some new party where the overall pro EU support has a majority I can’t see anything happening for multiple terms. And that’s not going to happen because politics is literally football in this country and it’s all about the rivalry and very little else.

      Set your sights on 2060 or beyond.