Paul the Wolf
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That's what I mean by him not understanding how the EU works. And how him and the country have been brainwashed into thinking there's some kind of menu you can pick from.Remaining in Europe is certain, remaining in the EU is impossible now (ask Paul the Wolf); the 'milk has been spilled' with Brexit, there is no going back, no returning it to the bottle...but some attempt to 'mop-up' and to signal to the EU we would like to do business in whatever way we can, is a reasonable position for Starmer to take at this stage, especially as polls seem to suggest some people are regretting they voted for Brexit.
Starmer knows a majority of the red wall voters were Brexiteers, at least they voted for leaving; if a significant number of these are now regretting that decision and the Tories 'leveling up' policy is on its way to Rwanda, then it makes perfect sense for him to give a nod towards the EU and recapture these precious votes.
However, with all that's going on now and with whats to come, I cannot see Starmer making a bid to re-entry the EU (or any other party for that matter) a priority, but he will try to do business on whatever level he can.
He was awful as Corbyn's Brexit secretary from 2016 onwards. I suspect deliberately placed there by Corbyn as a rookie MP and understanding zilch about the EU. His double referendum nonsense and only agreeing to to deal if the UK had the same benefits inside or outside the EU. He still doesn't understand. The Uk is outside the SM and the Customs Union. He doesn't understand what that means.
The Uk are not getting back in any time soon, but they're wasting ten or fifteen years before starting to edge back to what will be inevitable, eventually. He wants the highest sustainable growth in the G7. How is this possible? It's going to get much worse when the grace periods end.