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Independent readers stay divided by Sir Keir Starmer’s Brexit reset take care of the EU.

But regardless of some reservations, many have welcomed it as a step towards stability, cooperation, and restoring the UK’s international standing.

For supporters, the deal marks a big breakthrough. They praised Starmer’s pragmatic management and the symbolism of Britain “acting like a grown-up” once more.

Several welcomed the reducing of pink tape, viewing the settlement as a long-overdue step towards repairing the financial and diplomatic injury brought on by earlier Brexit offers.

Others expressed cautious optimism, noting that whereas the present settlement is modest, it lays the groundwork for deeper integration.

A standard sentiment was that the reset places the UK on the correct trajectory, and that rejoining the EU may ultimately observe with fashionable help.

Meanwhile, critics argued that the deal doesn’t go far sufficient. Some mentioned it leaves many Brexit burdens in place, similar to import duties and the 90/180-day rule, whereas giving an excessive amount of away, particularly on fishing rights.

Brexiteers, together with Jacob Rees-Mogg, decried it as a “surrender,” and a few readers fearful it makes the UK a “rule taker” underneath EU regulation.

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Britain can act like a grown-up once more

Starmer is displaying that Britain can act like a grown-up once more. Unfortunately, the hard-line Brexiters nonetheless can’t admit Brexit has been a catastrophe, and the vote to go away was 9 years in the past!

Mintman

Trade with out pink tape

This is an effective deal for the UK. It’s the identical deal the fishermen bought underneath the Tories. And nobody is mourning Australia, New Zealand, and America’s free motion of younger folks. So what’s the distinction? Or is it that they’ve a free commerce take care of the EU, so our companies can commerce with out pink tape?

mG123

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Send your thanks letters to Johnson

Johnson’s take care of the EU settled the fishing matter as follows:

Hence, the authorized textual content of Johnson’s deal left Starmer with solely two choices: renew the deal yearly, or renew the deal for a number of years in a single go. Send your thanks letters to Johnson.

Real European

The Tories or Reform would by no means have gotten this far

Labour have executed fairly effectively just lately.

They’ve managed to come back to an settlement with the USA over tariffs.

They’ve reached a commerce settlement with India, an enormous market.

Now they’ve began to reset buying and selling relations with the EU.

The Tories or Reform would by no means have gotten this far. All they do is criticise from the nook, just like the naughty child who has been despatched out of the room.

I’d like to see Badenoch, Farage, the Mail and Expressleft with egg on their faces.

We wait and see how the fickle British public react.

tommy2tops

Britain is again on the world stage

“Britain is back on the world stage.”

That says every little thing about Starmer’s real mindset.

And, in fact, he is spot on.

Can’t say I like the person, however he’s doing one thing very optimistic, finally.

Britain has gone up within the eyes of the world in a single day.

Cyclone8

Striving for ever larger union

The completely different emphasis within the speeches by Starmer and von der Leyen simply reveals that for her and most of the people in EU nations, the EU is about striving for ever larger union between the peoples of Europe… however even for Starmer, the EU is all about transactions and exploiting the most effective deal.

IMHO, most British persons are inclined to Starmer’s strategy.

In youth mobility, the UK already has offers with nations like Taiwan and South Korea… future enterprise dealings extra necessary than the precise folks concerned?

EuropeanObserver

Unconditional give up

‘Sir’ Jacob Rees-Mogg has piped as much as name it an ‘unconditional surrender’. Of course, he discovered buckets of great non-surrenderous golden goodies when he was Minister for Brexit Opportunities. He simply didn’t inform us what they have been. Because there have been none.

Of Tigoose

Lying Brexiteers

Indeed. When mendacity Brexiteers like Farage and JRM spout about ‘give up’, they suppose we have forgotten what an utter catastrophe their plan was. By all accounts, it has broken the UK’s GDP by greater than 5 per cent, value us at the very least £100 billion and made us a world laughing-stock. But the swivel-eyed far-right by no means had any sense of irony or self-awareness…

Hayneman

Open-ended

Brexiteers are completely incandescent with rage at this Brexit ‘betrayal’, however the query on the referendum type in 2016 merely requested: “Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?” (And we left — job executed).

In actuality, this open-ended query may have been interpreted in any manner, however I generally ponder whether the dwindling band of diehard Brexiters would solely have been happy with a no-deal Brexit the place we reneged on the severance cost deal, adopted up by a declaration of battle on the EU.

Click

Slapped in regards to the gills with a moist kipper

Another kick within the goolies for the Scottish fishing trade, which lands over 60 per cent of white fish for the UK market. The east coast of Scotland fishermen voted for Brexit within the hope that they’d reap the rewards, however as a substitute have been slapped in regards to the gills with a moist kipper by each Tory and Labour post-Brexit governments. Nothing is new. Thatcher did the identical.

Billco

Basically nothing…

This ‘deal’ quantities to subsequent to nothing now, and the potential of only a little or no someday later.

Basically, nothing lower than a referendum to get authority to start out negotiations for re-entry to the EU will probably be sufficient for the sizeable majority of this nation’s inhabitants that desires to be within the EU. And sure, earlier than others level it out, that might entail membership of the Euro and Schengen at a minimal to show our dedication. Even with these necessities, a second (third) confirmatory referendum can be received fairly simply.

arboreal1

Reform should be rolling on the ground

Every “concession” from the EU on this “reset” – similar to permitting UK exports of sausages, minced meat, or simpler meals checks – is conditional on the UK following EU regulation, and EU regulation is interpreted solely by the ECJ.

So when the UK chooses to align with these particular EU requirements, it additionally accepts that the ECJ is the ultimate authority on deciphering these guidelines.

Reform should be rolling on the ground with amusement.

Uriba

A begin, however extra must be executed

It’s a begin, however much more must be executed. Using e-gates at airports is the least of the UK’s issues – what we want is funding in manufacturing and infrastructure.

BlindPew

Utterly ineffective… irreparable injury

A deal like this could have been arrange eight to 10 years in the past.

But Cameron was too lazy, May was sabotaged by the correct wing of her personal occasion (it’s the one a part of it left), and Johnson was simply totally ineffective together with his half-baked ‘deal’, which has executed irreparable injury to the UK financial system.

RCOURT130864

Starmer lacked grace

At final, a optimistic consequence, however Starmer lacked grace. Von der Leyen’s speech was all in regards to the optimistic facet for the UK and the EU, however all Starmer trumpeted was “British this” and “Britain that”. Not a phrase about how it could be good for the EU as effectively. Plus, he was fast to get within the three pink strains, which have been clearly supposed to appease the unappeasable exhausting proper.

Here’s the issue for the UK: the EU sees itself as an effort to cooperate for the widespread good. The UK solely appears to be like on the nationwide steadiness sheet and comes throughout as totally self-interested. Starmer did nothing to dispel this.

Kenhubert

Brexit is now a decomposing wreck

Very completely happy as we speak as we make an ideal stride in direction of full EU membership. Now only a matter of time.

Brexit is now a decomposing wreck. Keep the religion, maintain the stress on, pressure a rejoin referendum urgently.

voxtrot

RIP Brexit

All the proof is {that a} majority within the UK now see Brexit as a mistake.

This UK–EU reset, step one in direction of a better relationship between the UK and EU, arms Badenoch/Tories/Farage/Reformies a little bit of an issue:

How are they going to promote the thought of reinstating expensive, restrictive Brexit sanctions, when the advantages of undoing them have been witnessed, as an election pledge in a few years?

RIP Brexit.

wolf

Is that every one?

My first impression was “Is that all?” Pet passports, younger folks exchanges, e-gates and sausages appear to be little or no for all of the hype. There should be extra to it. Fishermen at all times complain, however they have been terminally stitched up by Farage and Johnson effectively earlier than Starmer. All in all, it appears to be like in the intervening time like a puny deal — good for a nation which isn’t totally in and never totally out of the EU. The ridiculous 90/180 days rule stays, the discriminatory “Not for EU consumption” stamp on our meals stays, and import duties stay.

Pomerol95

Triggering

These optimistic developments are clearly triggering plenty of glitching amongst the isolationist Brexit cultists, led by NF, who can be completely happy to kneel earlier than Trump and permit the UK to change into a MAGA-influenced vassal state.

This is pragmatic financial motion and excellent news for the UK, small companies — and never least our recent fish and shellfish trade, who want sooner export to the EU.

Herbacious

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