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How Keir Starmer's plans are going down in the EU (www.bbc.co.uk)

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Do you think the government should create closer economic ties with the EU to boost the economy? The government have indicated they want to align with EU rules in some sectors to create growth:

What the government has had to do in its sectoral agreements though - like the food and drinks safety deal currently on the table - is accept aligning itself with all relevant current and future EU regulations.

The more sectors the UK aligns itself with going forward, like Labour hopes to when it comes to electricity or the chemical industry for example, the more EU legislation the UK has to sign up to.

This has provoked Nigel Farage's Reform Party to accuse Labour of trying to reverse Brexit through the back door.

I think such alignment would be a good start. Or Labour could try to go further:

Big steps would be to create a customs union with the EU, getting rid of barriers to trade in goods, or joining the EU single market.

But these would go against the government's manifesto red lines.

What do you think? If Labour does create closer ties with the EU, would it boost the economy, and would it revive Labour's electoral fortunes?

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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We shouldn't rejoin just because it would be good for growth. We should rejoin because we have shared goals and values. The growth is a welcome side-effect.

...but we need to keep a sovereign currency. We're going to need it to get out of the hole we're in. We're going to have to increase spending drastically and the ECB would never allow that.

[–] DakRalter@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 days ago

Good job members only have to commit to joining the euro; they can just kick the can down the road indefinitely and never adopt it.