Not to belittle this (it’s something that you’d hope for and expect, with a huge majority), but there’s one ‘pledge’ that’s proving to be a millstone that is holding us back dreadfully and it needs to go, ASAP
Starmer’s ‘Red Lines’ must be ditched, pronto
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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“It is the perfect reason – excuse, if you must – to abandon silly political promises that are holding a better deal back.Dropping them in advance of next month’s summit would be a clear signal of intent from Starmer to European leaders”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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“Our long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe and with the European Union”
Yes, we know, it’s more obvious than ever
So forget the tinkering, just #RejoinTheSingleMarket
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All the signs that Labour wants to undo #Brexit
It’s a long list, but it’s not translating into real progress
It’s time to be much bolder
Begin with #RejoinTheSingleMarket to kickstart the economy!
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“more and more people share her view on the centrality of Europe to Britain’s hopes for growth”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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This news underlines the sheer futility of failing to #RejoinTheSingleMarket
A move that would strengthen both sides of the Channel in these challenging times, but the U.K. the most!
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Sadiq Khan calls on Labour to campaign for UK return to the EU
“The direction of travel is inevitable. The question is why delay it — why have additional years of pain outside the European Union?”
Spot on
Start with #RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Starmer considering U-turn on immigration changes after backlash from Labour MPs
Government by U-turn seems to be the norm, now
So we’re just waiting for the big one, the one that will do the most good
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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“[Govt’s] current position seems to consist of emphasising the significant costs that have been incurred thanks to our decision to leave the EU, while being equally forceful in ruling out the steps that would be needed to reduce these”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Reeves to gamble on closer EU ties to save economy - but Europe plays hardball
This fiddling at the margins is proving expensive and seems to be going nowhere fast
Cheaper overall and far more effective in the long run is #RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Rachel Reeves Criticises #Brexit Amid Rising Economic Concerns
Finally, they are getting the diagnosis right
Unfortunately, their cure is ineffective
The cure is #RejoinTheSingleMarket
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MPs say Starmer’s UK-EU reset lacks ‘direction, definition and drive’
And it will continue to do so as long as he still clings to his damaging ‘Red Lines’
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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“By drawing the line on the single market, the U.K. has pulled itself out not only from the #SingleMarket as we know it, but also from its future developments such as Made in Europe rules”
The answer is obvious
Ditch the ‘Red Lines’
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Keir Starmer doubles down on closer links with EU as he says Britain is ‘turning its back’ on the #Brexit years
Just not nearly fast enough!
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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UK shelves £110m frictionless post-#Brexit trade border project
“access is limited by rules and restrictions, and is still far away from the UK’s previous membership of the single market and customs union”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Starmer turns away from Trump: We need EU more to prepare for war
The welcome drift back into the EU continues, but it’s still a drift and needs to be much faster for all our sakes in this dangerous era
#RejoinTheSingleMarket would be a good start!
Britain’s predicament will get worse before it gets better
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from The Economist
“The government may become more pro-European, which would be good but only if accompanied by a hard-headed realism that leads to productive negotiations”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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#Brexit: Reeves says closer integration with EU is UK’s ‘biggest prize’
Is this the moment when Labour’s damaging ‘Red Lines’ finally start to unravel?
That development can’t come a moment too soon…
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
Then
#RejoinEU
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“a “majority (54%) of Britons who voted to leave the EU would now accept a return to free movement in exchange for access to the single market”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
Are the ‘Red Lines’ finally succumbing to reality?
We can only hope so…
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EU ‘open-minded’ about Britain rejoining customs union, bloc’s finance chief says
And we can assume the same could be said about #RejoinTheSingleMarket
Why wait?
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Starmer: Nigel Farage was wrong about Brexit
Starmer finally calls out #Brexit for the disaster it is, but his ‘EU Reset’ fails to move the dial
It’s long past time for #RejoinTheSingleMarket
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From the Burnham row to the China visit, avoiding hard choices is the Starmer doctrine
The choice Starmer should have already made, if he truly wants growth and prosperity for us?
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
Unfortunately, he’s just a diplomat, not a statesman
Let’s not forget the even bigger gains from #RejoinTheSingleMarket
That’s where we should be heading…
#BrexitBreaksBritain
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“The Lib Dem leader, Ed Davey, said his party would use the bill as a chance to force Labour MPs to take a position on a closer relationship with Europe”
Good news!
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Brexit: British voters want to be part of the EU more than the French and Italians, new poll reveals
“the majority of the UK public now knows that #Brexit has damaged the UK, and continues to make almost every one of us poorer”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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“Also worrying for Starmer will be the increasingly voluble debate over rejoining the EU #CustomsUnion – which would remove some trade barriers – as a magic fix for the economy”
Not as magic as #RejoinTheSingleMarket, though!
Dear .@Keir_Starmer
Its clear now that if you don’t start the #RejoinEU process, a usurper from your Party will do so
Why not bow to the inevitable?
Do it yourself
Do us all a favour and start with #RejoinTheSingleMarket
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“Labour urged to accelerate reset with Brussels as many exporters struggling to trade in the EU after #Brexit deal”
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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The answer to the question posed is kinda obvious
#RejoinTheSingleMarket
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Rachel Reeves hit by fresh blow as UK economy growth slows down again
At some point, the ‘red lines’ will have to go
Growth won’t take off until we #RejoinTheSingleMarket
It’s inevitable, we’re suffering austerity right now, why delay?