Today Keir Starmer said:
'It is increasingly clear, as the world continues down this volatile path, our long-term national interest requires closer partnership with our allies in Europe & with the EU'....
the problem is that until the UK understands that such a pivot requires a proper partnership, not the cherry picking (termed 'our red lines'), this statement will remain the usual declaratory politics (with little actual practical importance).
#EU #UK #politics #brexit
h/t FT
Emeritus Prof Christopher May
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