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Readers say Brexit has failed and it's time to face the facts
It’s unsurprising that, as Sir Keir Starmer puts in place an agreement with the EU in hope of repairing some of the damage caused by Brexit, the usual Brexiteers and profiteers are moaning.
Opposition members such as Andrew Griffith and Kemi Badenoch bemoan us ‘handing control back to the EU’ as they peddle the same old lies relied upon to get us out in the first place.
Anyone can see how badly Brexit has gone for us. Costs for imports and exports went up, as well as paperwork for companies handling the shipping of products coming in and out of the country – leading to long queues at ports.
Then there is the increased wait time for travellers as passport control saw stricter measures for British citizens. Matthew, Birmingham
Is Starmer is giving everything away? This reader thinks so
What was the point of Brexit if a clown like Starmer gives all our freedoms in laws, fishing and monies to the EU, which cannot even stop illegal immigrants? What a joke this government is. James Bradshaw, via email
Do the experts or politicians know what’s best for Britain?
The Confederation for British Industry, the British Meat Processors As sociation and the British Retail Consortium welcome Starmer’s new EU deal as being good for business.
However, Boris Johnson, Nigel Farage and Kemi Badenoch have the opposite opinion. So do these career politicians know more than those organisations about the potential impact of the deal on British business? I doubt it. They like to prolong the myth that Britain is somehow beholden to the EU, when in fact every trade negotiation involves give and take, benefits and obligations. David Hancock, Sheffield
One reader slams the EU’s standards as anything but high…
So the EU insists our standards have to be as exemplary as theirs? Like putting horse meat in burgers? Like German car manufacturers illegally building over-polluting diesel cars? And how about the illegally felled wood trees from Ukraine? High standards indeed!
Roll on the next election when we can get Nige in and rip up Starmer’s attempt to cosy up to that corrupt, unelected organisation, and save our fishing waters. Fred, Hampshire
Only one deal makes sense to this reader – rejoining the EU
A much better deal is possible, one that would eliminate unnecessary bureaucracy, nurture our society, and maximise opportunity for all. That deal would be to rejoin the EU.
It has always been the best possible option – by refusing to even consider it as a possibility, Starmer is selling our future down the river.
Brexit has failed. The more we reverse its effects, the more we see positive results. It is abundantly clear that, nearly a decade after the previous vote, we need a referendum on rejoining the EU. Helen Shaw, Liverpool
Still waiting for that post-Brexit benefit? So is this reader
Once again we are told we will be betraying Brexit. Can I repeat the same old question? Name a benefit – without the proven lie about the Covid vaccine, or trade deals with Australia and New Zealand.
If you listen carefully, you can still hear them laughing. Mick, West Midlands
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