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Starmer is about to reverse Brexit

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TheQuirkyMaker · 19/05/2025 11:27

Is is right that an unpopular govt can reverse the democratic wishes of the UK to have nothing to do with Europe?

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Runssometimes · 19/05/2025 12:51

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 19/05/2025 11:29

Where on the brexit voting form did it say that the options were "Stay in the EU" and "Have nothing to do with Europe"?

Exactly- nothing to do with Europe - guess it’s a giant tug boat to move us to a different continent. Somewhere with warmer weather perhaps?

TY78910 · 19/05/2025 12:50

countrygirl99 · 19/05/2025 12:36

A lot of people like seeing the stamps in their passport and it's fairly unusual to run out of pages.

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if you travel for leisure and you want a keepsake stamp - sure. DH travels for work frequently and the delays are a big nuisance. Definitely not worth the stamp.

Catsandcheese · 19/05/2025 12:50

It’s really good news for a change. We need to work with our closest neighbours in this increasingly uncertain world. I am happy that the grown ups are back in charge.

ilovesooty · 19/05/2025 12:49

Oioisavaloy27 · 19/05/2025 12:15

Also many people know now that Brexit was built on lies, we have not gained but lost a lot from leaving. And this is why I can't understand why people are voting for Fartage.

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Because Farage has convinced them that Brexit hasn't been done properly 🙄

BustingBaoBun · 19/05/2025 12:47

countrygirl99 · 19/05/2025 12:36

A lot of people like seeing the stamps in their passport and it's fairly unusual to run out of pages.

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What a marvellous Brexit benefit! (not!)

If you go back and forward to Europe all the stamps look the same and just take up room.

Gustavo77 · 19/05/2025 12:46

I really hope he does, it's been a predictable disaster

WhoDatDen · 19/05/2025 12:46

randomchap · 19/05/2025 12:43

Aren't you embarrassed by typing out such shite?

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No.

Are you?

Maddy70 · 19/05/2025 12:45

No he isn't. He's negotiated a trade deal with the EU , which was part of the Brexit promises that the Tories failed to deliver.
This will add billions each year to the British economy.

BertSymptom · 19/05/2025 12:45

GasperyJacquesRoberts · 19/05/2025 11:29

Where on the brexit voting form did it say that the options were "Stay in the EU" and "Have nothing to do with Europe"?

This.

And how poor has your understanding of the world got to be for you to think it would be a. possible and b. a good thing for the UK to have nothing to do with Europe.

Goditsmemargaret · 19/05/2025 12:45

ShortColdandGrey · 19/05/2025 11:46

I wish he would. It was the stupidest thing to happen in the UK for a long time. Well apart from people in England voting in Reform. We do not need the poor mans Donald Trump having any more power.

Let's be friends.

TwentyKittens · 19/05/2025 12:44

TheQuirkyMaker · 19/05/2025 11:27

Is is right that an unpopular govt can reverse the democratic wishes of the UK to have nothing to do with Europe?

Oh if only you were right and Brexit was but a feverish nightmare instead of solid reality.

randomchap · 19/05/2025 12:43

WhoDatDen · 19/05/2025 12:34

Starmer's had enough. He wants Reform to take over and can't wait 4 years. This is now the start of his fast track procedures to get those keys to No. 10 into Nige's hands.

Aren't you embarrassed by typing out such shite?

Sahara123 · 19/05/2025 12:43

It’s when you read posts like OP’s you see how we ended up leaving , so many people didn’t understand what they were voting for. I remember seeing one woman quite upset as she didn’t realise that the referendum vote was actually binding.

MonoMono · 19/05/2025 12:43

countrygirl99 · 19/05/2025 12:36

A lot of people like seeing the stamps in their passport and it's fairly unusual to run out of pages.

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I have never ever heard of this before.

But it would sum up the IQ of the average Brexiter.

Stamps in blue passports, plugs and bendy bananas...

MoistVonL · 19/05/2025 12:42

Do you struggle with reading comprehension on all topics, OP, or just those relating to Europe?

ilovesooty · 19/05/2025 12:41

LavenderBlue19 · 19/05/2025 11:29

No, he's not. HTH.

I bloody wish he would though.

Agreed. Shame it's not possible. The statement in the OP is ridiculous by the way.

inkognithia · 19/05/2025 12:39

TheQuirkyMaker · 19/05/2025 11:27

Is is right that an unpopular govt can reverse the democratic wishes of the UK to have nothing to do with Europe?

He isn't reversing Brexit; don't be so silly.

He is currently in talks to allow a greater level of cooperation with our allies and friends on the European mainland which, given the current state of the world - and especially of the US and Russia - is an entirely sensible move.

Hedjwitch · 19/05/2025 12:38

midlandsmummy123 · 19/05/2025 11:39

Granted 12 years of access to UK fishing waters without even running it by the Scottish Government!

Independence voters gain a huge boost from that.

NeverDropYourMooncup · 19/05/2025 12:37

SomewhereinSuberbia · 19/05/2025 11:41

In a last minute concession Starmer has surrended access to our fishing waters to the EU for 12 years. A huge win for the EU, a loss for Britain.

Already handed over by Johnson in the first place.

Topseyt123 · 19/05/2025 12:37

I wish he was, and I wish he could. Brexshit was the stupidest act of self harm the UK has ever committed. The ludicrous 2016 referendum should never have been called.

He isn't though. He's just trying to make better sense of a ridiculous situation. Good luck to him. On this he has my support.

Stop embarrassing yourself and swallowing the Daily Fail headlines hook, line and sinker.

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Whatafustercluck · 19/05/2025 12:36

He's very sensibly realising that the future health of our economy rests on having good relations with our European neighbours. He's negotiated with the US for a better trade deal on steel and cars to protect UK industries and he's now doing the same with Europe. 'Negotiation' doesn't mean having everything your own way, it means conceding on some issues, to gain in other areas.

I wish Brexit had never happened. I voted remain. I've been hoping for a government that would try to harness relationships with our closest allies in this way. If the government can improve the economy in the first instance, then their hands are less tied where domestic policies are concerned. Austerity has crippled the UK, people don't want more of the same, they want their lives to improve. The only way that will happen is by having a healthy and resilient economy.

People don't like Starmer. But I genuinely think he's a long term strategist who is currently taking the hit on some unpopular short term decisions whilst prioritising and pursuing a longer term approach which will get the UK moving in the right direction again. People expecting instant gratification and their lives to change overnight under a new government are naive to say the least.

countrygirl99 · 19/05/2025 12:36

BustingBaoBun · 19/05/2025 12:28

Why is it a plus?

It's a total minus with me because I travel a lot and I might well have to get a new passport before it runs out because I'm running out of pages

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A lot of people like seeing the stamps in their passport and it's fairly unusual to run out of pages.

MaggieBsBoat · 19/05/2025 12:36

I’m feeling deep schadenfreude for the OP. How embarrassing! 😳

letsallchant · 19/05/2025 12:35

Absolute garbage. This is what to expect for the next four years from Nige. Meanwhile the grown ups are having to get on with it and build bridges as best they can. As for Brexit benefits, don't make me laugh.