As the prime minister grapples with the US trade tariffs, trade unions and business groups are pushing him to negotiate closer ties with the EU

Summary

Keir Starmer faces growing pressure from Labour’s key financial backers, trade unions, and business leaders to forge closer UK-EU ties after Trump’s new tariffs sparked economic concerns.

The U.S. imposed a 10% tariff on the UK and 25% on key sectors, endangering 25,000 UK car jobs.

A TUC poll shows 66% of Britons now support stronger EU ties. Labour MPs and pro-EU groups argue Starmer’s Brexit red lines are outdated.

Critics warn ignoring EU alignment risks deeper economic damage.

  • D_C@lemm.eeEnglish
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    13 days ago

    This seems pretty one sided with various ways to control the system to get what you want. I propose adding external elements to make things fair.

    Such as throw fartage into a lion’s enclosure. If they eat him we join the EU.
    If not then we find a pit of alligators/crocs and throw him into that.
    If he survives that then it’s to the tank of piranha and let him have a week in there etc etc until he pops his clogs and we join.

    It’s the only way for it to be fair and democratic.

    • fakeman_pretendname@feddit.ukEnglish
      8·
      13 days ago

      These are very sensible and fair plans - though you have to be careful not to make it too much fun, else people might be inclined to say “delay the EU application another month, next week they’re throwing Farage in with some bears! I must see that!”.