As much as I wish we could rejoin or even that Brexit was just a bad dream…
Not going to happen. Not for a generation. Why?
The EU would not accept the UK back in until there is strong and sustained political desire to re-enter. This alone would be your 20 years or 4 parliament terms.
The EU would probably want some concessions during the rejoining process including a commitment to adopting the Euro. That alone would be controversial.
We can still get most of the benefits of the EU without fully joining. For example, the customs union would allow for free trade and free movement.
Yup fully agree with those points. I would be majorly surprised if in this parliament Keir even announced an intent for something like that. I suspect, if he does, it will be a third or fourth parliament thing. Unfortunately he needs to be pumping on all cylinders by then otherwise any government will be out on their heels.
As much as I wish we could rejoin or even that Brexit was just a bad dream…
Not going to happen. Not for a generation. Why?
Yup fully agree with those points. I would be majorly surprised if in this parliament Keir even announced an intent for something like that. I suspect, if he does, it will be a third or fourth parliament thing. Unfortunately he needs to be pumping on all cylinders by then otherwise any government will be out on their heels.