Being realistic, we need to make brexit work as we are unlikely to rejoin the EU for a while. Stopping the small boats is important, those people should not be risking life and limb to get here, nor should they be reliant on people smugglers. There are more humane ways of stopping the boats, some of which Labour have already mentioned in terms of working closer with France and going after the gangs. They have also talked about safe routes, all of this would be far better and probably more cost effective than the dog whistle Rwanda scheme.
All I've heard from Starmer on Brexit is that he thinks he can renegotiate a deal and that the Labour can do Brexit better than the Tories. It's been pretty clear to me that since I first came across him in 2016 that he has no real understanding of the EU or what has been voted for in Brexit. He has expressly said that the Uk would not rejoin the SM or the CU.
There is no deal to negotiate other than slightly improving the Trade deal which will hardly make any difference. There is only one way out and that is to start realigning with the EU asap and eventually many years down the line have a chance to rejoin. Being part of the CU and SM is essential but few people seem to understand this.
Regarding the boats, there is only one solution. Make safe routes available and for the UK to take their fair share. Everything else is dog whistling for the xenophobes and racists. You seriously think that the politicians worry about the safety of people crossing the channel. That could stop virually overnight if there was a will. The gangs are based throughout Europe, including in the UK not just in France.
Starmer is clueless and either very stupid or dishonest or both.
The Uk now have a choice of the vile Tories or a clueless Starmer. It doesn't have to be this way. Who do the sensible people vote for , those who know Brexit can't ever work and who aren't xenophobes and don't want the same rubbish packaged another way. That's millions and millions of people who can only vote LibDems or Greens who everyone know will never get to power under the current system. When is enough, enough?