Oddbean

2/ What's #Starmer said on #Brexit? "There's currently no case for rejoining the #EU, so #Labour will focus on making Brexit work better". The operative word is CURRENTLY! How can Brexit be better without rejoining the EU? Closer alignment with the Single Market & Customs Union. It's implied! The only thing we'll miss is a seat at the EU table. Rejoining will unfortunately be a battle to be fought by the next generation, as the UK doesn't have the stomach for another bruising Brexit battle https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/065/142/755/344/740/original/3d8c35cb3f6a1697.jpg

@664dc63f The #EU's the flipside of the #Brexit issue. Today, #Starmer embarked on a global statesman-like tour to the Hague, a #Progressive conference in #Canada & a meeting with #Macron in #France which will surely put the noses of the #Tories & #Sunak out of place. Tackling Brexit, the EU & #Immigration is shaky ground for #Labour. Labour know this, hence why they've avoided being specific about these touchy subjects, but to do it now shows a level of confidence by Starmer.

@0f342e77 everyone knows that they are sitting on the fence on brexit so they don't annoy the hard line brexiteers however anything is better than the current hopeless government - mind you i said what has happened would happen in 2010 and 2015, 2019 etc and people still voted tory #sigh

@664dc63f The one thing #Starmer has acknowledged is to make change, you first need power, otherwise all you are is an ideological opposition talking shop. This is first & foremost, so #Labour are walking a political tightrope to ensure little gets in the way of that main objective Just look at the #Tory reaction today when #Starmer visited Europol to have a grown up conversation about Channel crossings! They claim he's planning to throw UK borders open to all migrants & reverse #Brexit https://files.mastodon.online/media_attachments/files/111/065/360/763/796/805/original/f153c03662af5e55.jpg