Rejoin EU Talks Brexit is running out of Friends

Ted Heath dragged England into the EU (common market) because England was a financial basket case then 1972.

I hope Brendan that you're right in your theory. However, Starmer and his government's comms is so lousy I wonder if they are actually capable of anything positive, given that the only narrative that gained traction was when they told us the country was sh*t! The problem will be that to re-pivot towards Europe will require the PM to set a compelling narrative explaining the reasons why, and in doing so build a consensus thereby weakening the Farage position. Without such a narrative nothing, I fear, will change. Starmer is not a leader but a mediocre backroom administrator lacking vision.

Lol why join the EU they want another 800 billion just to keep going. The EU like most lefty organisations has destroyed its industrial base with high green energy costs regulations and high taxes. The only way for the EU is down

Thank you Brendon, a good talk.

The UK is in a populist death spiral with the growth of Reform. Brexit is so toxic and damaging yet Reform are growing.

The only politically possible way for the UK joining the EU (there is no such thing as rejoining, legally speaking) would be for the Tories to switch to a pro-EU stance. Not happening any time soon I am afraid, if ever. A good start would be to stop discussing the EU from a purely economic point of view. Not happening, either, as far as I can see.
Based on this, you are trying to ride a horse that is as dead as it can be and has no foreseeable chance of rising from the ashes of Brexaster.

The UK will be welcomed back in after negotiations, but the UK standards are the same and we only left 4 years go, so far from insurmountable. EU leader and leaders of major and many smaller EU nations all want the UK back in. Joining the Customs Union should be relatively simple an d would ditch a terrible AU/NZ deal and others slightly worse than equivalent in the EU, so good.

U people the bris has realised that they aren't so special as they thought of n suferring of superior complex i wish the eu shouldn't accept their return a small poor island witb no natural resources of their own n the world most pirate nation ur chicken has come home to roast

Unfortunately BREXIT by its very nature is a binary concept and this is part of the conundrum. We're either in the EU or out. There is no halfway option. We can't cherry pick. Until our politicians accept this truth and promote honest debate on the consequences and benefits of staying out or rejoining we will never be an attractive candidate to the existing EU members.
Vested interest and those living in Britain's imperial past have seen to that.

That is precisely the only correct and therefore most important question. Greetings from a Greek.

Britten wel kom beck❤ in the club

The Rejoin EU Party sounds good but is a waste of time, I wanted to vote for you in the 2024 election and you could not even be bothered to give me that option by standing a candidate in my constituency. Are byou really interested in the public support?

Let it rest please. It will never happen.

Make an arrangement like Norway. Why not?

It sad to say that nobody will welcome Britain again in the EU. as it used to be Britain was in the EU to distroy the EU and boycott the progressive integration between states

You don't need to "reassert", you need to be humble for once in your life and admit that the UK is nothing special and then, only then, will you understand why nobody really likes that British exceptionalism that even the pro EU people in the UK display so often.

It's pointless all the shit talk is shit talk be glad you had the time to make business of us who minded our own with our time you should be thankful the time you have had to look now after all the penny pinching work day and night just to be stopped over a cold ........ Bullshit

Britan has become the irish of europe .

As an ex-Brit now living in Canada, I endorse this message. Get together quickly to avoid total disaster.

The UK will struggle for some time unfortunately. If in the futue the UK is able to join the EU, it will be as an ordinary member. There will be no opt out clauses etc, that includes adopting the Euro. So it is not rejoining, it is applying to join and meeting their conditions.

It's discouraging to see that even a proEU party still speaks about rejoining. There is no such option. The only way is to apply for joining under the present conditions like anyone else. These conditions are now a lot tougher than in the past without room for exceptions.
Most brexiteers still don't realise what they've thrown away, they are too busy moaning it's all the fault of anyone else.

Brexit is finish🤷‍♂️

As a Brit living in Austria. You voted to leave the EU. Now your having second thoughts about that decision. Well sorry but to quote... "You made your bed now lay in it".

The UK demands everything and offers nothing. What's in it for the EU?
Plus, Ireland will block them from rejoining. You need one dissenting vote, and the Brits are toast.
And one more thing: there's no way in hell the Brits will dump the pound in favor of the Euro. So all this talk about rejoining the EU is just pie in the sky.

Old money class elites. I say no more

UK will be welcome again!

Rejoin won't happen because the Brits are a nation of masochists.

As has been stated many times in many different contexts: UK cannot "rejoin" EU. If you want to JOIN, you will need to line up in the queue.

Culturally, the UK is European but the dominance of the right has clouded that. They wish that the UK, especially "England" is just like the USA, only more so. The majority do no even consider the implications.

Problem for England is they think the world is like 30 years ago when England could rule and decide in the world.. but in 2024 and onwards it is a new world more countries are getting rich China India both countries with over 1 billion people more countries in Asia, Africa, etc. show the way forward. Then England wants to manage itself in the world, they have to fight for new and old friends so you can then sell your goods in the world, get factories up in the world.. you have to spend a lot of money on research so you can come up with new things, so at least can keep up with and preferably be in plus in development. you, like the USA, must borrow money so that your country can keep up with what Europe and the USA are doing now and in the future.

What a bunch of sad little muppets, crying for mama Merkel. She's gone and so are we, get used to it and stop crying.

I voted remain so am a true remoaner & regret almost daily that we left the EU & not only for the lack of prospects for my grandchildren due to this ridiculous decision “we” have made, but I just cannot imagine any circumstances that the EU would let us rejoin in any way, shape or form.

Follow the money where is it going orcoming from...thats who is to blame its always greed and money driving trouble...

74% of people want to re-join the EU, I want my Rights back. all of Scotland wants to Join the EU. Its all about " London" What they want they get .at the price of the people of the UK.

There appears to be an excessive enphasys on rejoining the EU as a sine qua non condition to cater for the growth of the British economy and little or no enphasys on what the EU is about. The EU is a lot more than just economy but the Briitish public do not seem to be adequately informed. This I consider to be the biggest obstacle of all.

Brexit is Brexit why would we want to rejoin a Corrupt Commie Totalitarian Mob Get Over it .

Thank you.

You have my vote.

BREXIT as cost this country Billions of punds in lost trade and tax reveneues.
IT was a colossal mistake.

Rejoin the eu. Nah. Communism Doesn’t work. Millions Dead and counting

Britain is a sinking ship? So the european union is going to save us if we rejoin? Bit naive isnt it?

How is going back to paying in 40 billion to the EU going to make us better off?

The waste, the inefficiency, the kellergi plan. You talk like we have always been in the EU.

Its insidious rules and regulations destroyed britain and is now destroying the major entities that make up the EU.

The EU has a 14 trilllion euro debt. When it does finally fail and believe me it is teetering on the edge right now. What percentage of this 14 trillion will the british be expected to pick up? You know the answer to that.

The only people who are going to have their snouts in the European trough are civil servants and eurocrats.

For the rest of us its no fishing rights, 40 billion please kching, kching and oh by the way there's a half million islamic fighting men a year for you to shoulder.

EUtopia.

30nyesrs ago England couldn't rule nor decide a thing either

The sensible and dynamic UK should seize the opportunity of trade deals with the US and India rather than re-aligning with the EU. Existing and better friends than the Mafia in Brussells and the option of fincnacing Spain's pensions and Germany's energy problems.

USA pending economic programme – business tax cuts, radical deregulation, major cuts in public spending, increased oil and gas production, and backtracking on net zero – is the exact opposite of EU and UK Labour’s economic approach. Not long now...

I personally don't see the UK ever fully rejoining the EU. At the moment I hear rejoiners quoting various polls that show a majority in favour. However I am certain that will dwindle significantly when many realise we won't get a deal similar as before and have to accept the euro, free movement and contributing to huge costs of supporting other economies ( Greece, Spain, Italy etc.). Then the polls will definitely change. Even if rejoin were to retain a much smaller majority, the EU will be very reluctant to accept a country with a significant minority hostile to it and "re-leaving" always a possibility. We should consider applying for membership of single market only in about 10/15 years and leave it at that, which is consistant with what we thought we were joining in the 1970s

Departments are being asked to find cuts in order to pay wages, the navy is having to get rid of ships, businesses are being taxed into bankruptcy and people are being left to freeze because they can't afford the sky high bills! And some people are talking about war with Russia? We are left with the damage that Brexit has caused, and we have no possibility of fixing that damage within the next 10-20 years. The "Patriotic Brits" (Putins useful idiots) have crippled the country

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the eu has no freinds that wy we voted bexcit has to many friends the british people had the guts to vote out scene all round the world and countries who did not like us now will have are respect and except are exports check mate

You fool,Britain has never had any friends in Europe ,only back stabbing two-faced gits they only pretend to be our friends while all along wishing us the worst.When are people like you going to wake up too the true facts.