To wish Starmer would make a unilateral decision to rejoin the EU?

So you are suggesting a European army? That’s going to go down well….😳

Give it another decade and then have another vote.

Tell you what. Trump in power in the US is not in the interest of the West. A united front economically, politically and militarily among European nations (and the UK is a European nation) is the only way to survive.

What a sophisticated understanding of national and international politics you have OP!

I think some people would revolt tbh. I'd rather rejoin but he can't do that without big consequences

Of all the things to suggest op this is harebrained to say the least. The country would descend into chaos and riots overnight, Starmer and the Labour government would fold. We would cease to be a democracy and we would have years, if not decades of unrest and a guaranteed far right Government!

This might be worth it if rejoining was genuinely a solution, but the EU is massively struggling both economically, politically and most of the countries are voting the other way and want less Europe not more. In what universe would it help us to go backwards.

I wonder who these posters are and their intentions, because it feels like it is definitely NOT in the best interests of the UK or even the West.

Our economy is really suffering from the barriers in trade with Europe. It was stupid then and is stupid now. The US will not give us a fair deal. I know Starmer is trying to play both sides but it won't last.

Of course he shouldn't. I voted leave and don't regret it.
Why should we rejoin just to suit you.

Yep!

I was happy with what we joined originally. I was less happy with what it evolved into.

I agree. And had Blair actually restricted the free movement from Eastern Europe in the noughties (as most other major EU countries did), then we'd probably never have had Brexit.

As many people always said, had our politicians listened to us 20 plus years ago, we would still be EU members. The idea of a custom union within Europe is brilliant. What wasn't brilliant was the creation of a parliament above our own dictating our laws. Likewise unrestricted free movement of people.

This is the same sentiment as everyone at the time saying there should be a revote because people didn't understand the referendum.

I voted remain but am staunchly against anything that undermines our system of democracy. If you do away with that we are in serious trouble.

YABU

You make it sound like it would be very simple to just rejoin the EU and for everything to go back to the way it was 10 years ago at the click of Starmers fingers.

It would just involve another monumental batch of admin and replanning and renegotiation to take place.
It would take years and years and cost a huge amount of taxpayers money. AGAIN

No

As a PP said, the EU is not the land of milk and honey many remainers seem to think. If anything our departure along with our money has put Countries like Germany and France in a difficult place financially. They are trying to plug the deficit our payment removal created. Along with having a larger than before economic migrant crisis from other EU countries that they cannot refuse.

I'd agree with reform of the voting system. But I do think it's a tad unfair to act as though more people voting for parties other than the winning one is unusual - the Tories have been perfectly happy with the system up until now when it was benefiting them.

The last government that won more than 50% of the votes was when Stanley Baldwin was elected in 1931.

He can’t but for all that Trump’s a fucker, he has drawn uk back into the European fold a bit so I think there’s increasing potential for some sort of customs union and freedom of movement for young people concessions.

Bonkers suggestion

He literally can't.

Even if he could take the decision to rejoin without having a referendum in the UK (although he would still need a majority in parliament for doing that), there would need to be a unanimous yes vote from the EU27 including referendums in several of those countries.

I doubt if they'd want us back.

I was wishing it even before the current shit show. But yes I really think he needs to do it - he won't though 🙁

It would take years of accession talks. Like other new members, there would need to be a plan to join the euro. Greece would want its treasures back. Ireland would want several paintings it believes it owns. Now go through all the grievances of each member state...

Labour agrees with Brexit. People who voted for Labour are in agreement with Brexit. They won the election.

I do wonder if those who supported brexit would have done so had they known what was coming given how much we need europe more than ever now.
Although the few people I know personally who voted for brexit did so from racism and nostalgia for “the good old days” both of which were stoked up by cummings propaganda and even now don’t seem to appreciate the mess we are in.
I wish starmer would rejoin the eu but realistically there is no way this could be done because those against would make such capital of it being undemocratic as to force him out of office. Even as pm you can only do so much.

You want a Dictatorship here OP?

At this very moment in time? That wouldn't be very clever, would it?