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Since we are leaving the EU.. 😢
I'm 'adopting' these brilliant MEPs until we are back. 😃
@samiraraf, Samira Rafaela
@TerryReintke, Terry Reintke
@M_Landieri, Maurizio Landieri
@karmel80, Karen Melchior
@katka_cseh, Katalin Cseh
❤️🇪🇺
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I'm 'adopting' these brilliant MEPs until we are back. 😃
@samiraraf, Samira Rafaela
@TerryReintke, Terry Reintke
@M_Landieri, Maurizio Landieri
@karmel80, Karen Melchior
@katka_cseh, Katalin Cseh
❤️🇪🇺
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This is a sad week for Europe, but this is not the end of our story. 🇬🇧🇪🇺
As our former MEP @AlynSmith once said: "I am not asking you to solve our domestic discussions. I am asking you to leave a light on so we can find our way home"
We will 💚🕯️
#Brexit
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. @rafael_bardaji 🔽
rafael_bardaji this is Charles Grant at the Centre for European Reform, could you give me your email please?
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Options for EU membership are between the current state and terms of the membership - not the terms the UK had previously.
This is important because other than joining the Euro (which Varadkar says UK would probably not be made to do) Budget contributions are the biggest sticking point we've found in terms of what Brits wouldn't consider acceptable terms to rejoin.
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Stuart Budd retweeted
Last week I met with German MPs and government. Disturbing news: 1. Germany has no more interceptor missiles to give. 2. There are no plans yet to expedite production and procurement cycles in defence. 3. Use of frozen assets is a forgotten issue. 4. Proposals for hybrid EU are on the table instead.
While we thanked #Germany for being the biggest contributor to Ukraine’s defence and humanitarian aid, we also expressed concerns. The country and Europe are far from ready to defend themselves from the ever growing russian threat. We spoke of the need to push for faster Patriot missile production in Europe and to develop an integrated all- European anti-ballistic missile system Freya. We spoke of @NATO and @EU membership for Ukraine, both of which are critical precursors of European security and stability.
To make #russia end the war #Europe must stand united with Ukraine. To make sure russia never starts another war Europe must learn from Ukraine’s experience. To have the capacity to practically defend itself against the growing threats while russia is still allowed to maintain its war Europe must expedite Ukraine’s integration to EU and NATO.
While we thanked #Germany for being the biggest contributor to Ukraine’s defence and humanitarian aid, we also expressed concerns. The country and Europe are far from ready to defend themselves from the ever growing russian threat. We spoke of the need to push for faster Patriot missile production in Europe and to develop an integrated all- European anti-ballistic missile system Freya. We spoke of @NATO and @EU membership for Ukraine, both of which are critical precursors of European security and stability.
To make #russia end the war #Europe must stand united with Ukraine. To make sure russia never starts another war Europe must learn from Ukraine’s experience. To have the capacity to practically defend itself against the growing threats while russia is still allowed to maintain its war Europe must expedite Ukraine’s integration to EU and NATO.
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Stuart Budd retweeted
Stuff we don’t know about rejoining giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac… The UK has few easy options for rejoining a ‘traumatised’ EU
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Businesses face a £7.7 billion Brexit bill to trade with the EU.
It’s time to join the Single Market and Customs Union, tear down pointless barriers and get British businesses trading seamlessly across Europe again.
@LibDems
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It’s time to join the Single Market and Customs Union, tear down pointless barriers and get British businesses trading seamlessly across Europe again.
@LibDems
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“It is possible to start a negotiation for joining the EU without first having a commitment to join the Euro”
The UK should submit an A49 application now.
The feedback from the commission and member states will then be public…. on the Euro 😱😂
The UK should submit an A49 application now.
The feedback from the commission and member states will then be public…. on the Euro 😱😂
No cherry-picking. No special treatment.
The door is open. This time, it’s meant for coming in, not walking out.
There is so much to do together to face global challenges🇪🇺🇬🇧
#Brexit
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The 1970s referendum included a vote on a single currency as part of a European community and the percentage was 67%
"The member countries now have ambitious plans for the creation of a common currency"
"The member countries now have ambitious plans for the creation of a common currency"
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The experts on Bsky think the 🇬🇧 *may* join the EU in the 2040s, maybe.
If not, probably the 2050s
Scotland should leave the UK and apply to join the 🇪🇺
If not, probably the 2050s
Scotland should leave the UK and apply to join the 🇪🇺
🇲🇩 set to joint EU in 2028
🇺🇦 set to join EU in 2029
Meanwhile:
🇬🇧 unable to agree to EEA requirements
(doesn't like EU rules for AI etc)
🇬🇧 unable to agree to membership requirements
(doesn't like Euro)
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…
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🇲🇩 set to joint EU in 2028
🇺🇦 set to join EU in 2029
Meanwhile:
🇬🇧 unable to agree to EEA requirements
(doesn't like EU rules for AI etc)
🇬🇧 unable to agree to membership requirements
(doesn't like Euro)
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…
🇺🇦 set to join EU in 2029
Meanwhile:
🇬🇧 unable to agree to EEA requirements
(doesn't like EU rules for AI etc)
🇬🇧 unable to agree to membership requirements
(doesn't like Euro)
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/ac…
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Stuart Budd retweeted
I have a message for the world today.
While everyone discusses America's political earthquake,
Please remember Ukraine.
Our war didn't stop for the elections.
Neither did the russian drones🇺🇦
While everyone discusses America's political earthquake,
Please remember Ukraine.
Our war didn't stop for the elections.
Neither did the russian drones🇺🇦
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If you want just customs then the 🇬🇧 will be forced to accept FoM because FoM is a key European value
Time to grow the feck up!
Time to grow the feck up!
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Stuart Budd retweeted
The blue wave should not lull the EU into complacency. Trump may be politically weakened, but the forces driving America’s retreat from its traditional alliances are structural, not just personal. Europe should continue to pursue strategic autonomy, regardless of who leads Congress or the WH
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UK Government Brexit supporters:
Louise Haigh, deputy PM
John Healey, Chancellor
Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary
Jonathan Reynolds, Business Secretary
Yvette Cooper, Health Secretary
Lucy Powell, Education Secretary
Lisa Nandy, Culture Secretary
Anneliese Midgley, Chief Whip
Louise Haigh, deputy PM
John Healey, Chancellor
Shabana Mahmood, Home Secretary
Jonathan Reynolds, Business Secretary
Yvette Cooper, Health Secretary
Lucy Powell, Education Secretary
Lisa Nandy, Culture Secretary
Anneliese Midgley, Chief Whip
As @andyburnham leans into the 20 November EU summit, it is worth noting just how sceptical his current Cabinet is about his rejoin push. The doubters include: Louise Haigh, Burnham’s de facto deputy; Chancellor John Healey; Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood; Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds; Health Secretary Yvette Cooper; Education Secretary Lucy Powell; Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy; and Chief Whip Anneliese Midgley 1/2
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Burnham's govt is directionless on 🇪🇺
Supporters think 🇬🇧 is joining
A pro 🇪🇺, 🇬🇧 govt would:
Agree to youth agreement
Request EEA / customs + security database access
Talk of 🇪🇺 as a community, 🇬🇧 wishes to join
+
Submit A49 now to obtain public feedback
(will take 10+ years)
Supporters think 🇬🇧 is joining
A pro 🇪🇺, 🇬🇧 govt would:
Agree to youth agreement
Request EEA / customs + security database access
Talk of 🇪🇺 as a community, 🇬🇧 wishes to join
+
Submit A49 now to obtain public feedback
(will take 10+ years)
NEW: Andy Burnham has denied proposing a return to free movement of people with the EU, highlighting the pitfalls of his plan to start a conversation about potentially reversing Brexit.
“I have not proposed freedom of movement coming back,” Burnham said in an interview with ITV. “I do believe that we should have an honest discussion with people about how immigration has changed since the Brexit vote,” he said.
The PM’s remarks sow confusion about how he intends to move Britain closer to the EU, which he has made a key tenet of his long-term vision for the UK since taking office. The policy discussion has caused concern among some cabinet ministers who are reluctant to reopen the country’s politically toxic Brexit debates.
At Labour conference in September, Burnham suggested he could support Britain rejoining the EU in future, an outcome that would require the UK accepting freedom of movement.
Other options for a closer relationship, which Burnham is expected to set out around a summit in Brussels later this month, include rejoining the EU’s single market, which would also require the UK signing up to free movement rules.
However, that is politically very controversial as it would be seen by some voters and senior Labour figures as a return to unlimited immigration from Europe.
Bloomberg reported on Saturday that there is consternation among senior Cabinet ministers over Burnham’s Brexit strategy, with several opposing reopening debates on Brexit and free movement, fearing the Conservative opposition will take advantage.
Chancellor John Healey suggested in a Channel 4 interview last week that he couldn’t see the UK rejoining in his lifetime and Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds warned that businesses didn’t want “uncertainty” over the relationship.
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood declined to state her views on free movement in an interview with Sky News on Monday, saying only that she was keen to abide by Labour’s existing manifesto which rules out a return to free movement this parliament.
Asked about free movement by Sky on Tuesday, borders minister Anna Turley said her focus was on improving the current immigration system.
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This is the current direction of travel for the UK ⬇️ * IF * the UK can accept ALL rules with no say.
Until the UK changes and wishes to act more like a member of a European community then the EU are prepared to provide EEA and customs access without any voting or veto.
Until the UK changes and wishes to act more like a member of a European community then the EU are prepared to provide EEA and customs access without any voting or veto.
The UK should get back into SM/CU but staying in the political naughty corner, we don’t want to see Farage back in Brussels. They aren’t interested in political integration anyway, they only want a single market.
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Stuart Budd retweeted
God this is such a stupid fucking idea it is unreal.
EXCLUSIVE: Brussels would be flexible on letting Britain stay out of the euro and the Schengen area if it applied to rejoin the EU, two EU officials have told POLITICO.
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Stuart Budd retweeted
Would’ve been good to hear this while she was still Chancellor.
Former chancellor Rachel Reeves says Brexit made UK ‘poorer, weaker’
itv.com/news/2026-11-0…
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