An election will take place in the next 13 months, and Rishi Sunak and the Conservatives are trying to keep their 2019 voters by branding Sir Keir an EU lover.
We got a good deal to make up for the failings that the Maastricht treaty dealt the UK. To be the Leader of the EU you had to be a member of the Euro and also a member of the Schengen area. This left the UK at a huge disadvantage. We would not be allowed back into the EU unless we accepted both those conditions. This would mean we are not at a disadvantage anymore. We would be joining as equal members. We could even see a UK official in charge of the EU.
It’s true that the UK wouldn’t get as good of a deal going back in, but did we need a special deal to benefit from membership? I’m not convinced.
We got a good deal to make up for the failings that the Maastricht treaty dealt the UK. To be the Leader of the EU you had to be a member of the Euro and also a member of the Schengen area. This left the UK at a huge disadvantage. We would not be allowed back into the EU unless we accepted both those conditions. This would mean we are not at a disadvantage anymore. We would be joining as equal members. We could even see a UK official in charge of the EU.
I’m fairly new at living as a Brit, so thanks for the nuance. It seems like we’d do okay as a returning member honestly.
Welcome to the UK then.
Thanks! It’s been amazing honestly, despite everything.