London Mayor Sadiq Khan calls on Labour Party to reverse Brexit and rejoin EU at next election (www.independent.co.uk)

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Speaking to the Italian newspaper la Repubblica, the Mayor of London outlined a roadmap for closer ties, including returning to both the customs union and the single market.

Sir Sadiq, who played a leading role in resisting the UK’s departure from the EU, now believes there is a route back to membership.

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He highlighted Brexit's detrimental impact, stating: “I see on a daily basis the damage Brexit has done to not just London, but to Londoners, the damage economically, socially and culturally.” Sir Sadiq was unequivocal: “I’m quite clear in terms of what needs to happen, which is, we should join the European Union.”

The mayor cited the election of US President Donald Trump, growing global instability, and the passage of time as reasons to revisit the issue, arguing “the facts have changed” and “the evidence has changed”. He insisted: “We should, as a Labour Party, fight the next general election with a clear manifesto commitment, a vote for Labour means we would rejoin the European Union. I think it’s inevitable.”

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[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 17 hours ago

Yeah it was a fun experiment but please come back!

You gotta ditch the pound though.

[-] Drigo@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 hours ago

Well, Sweden joined the EU in 1995, and still haven't ditched the Swedish kroner.

So the uk can also "commit" to change to the euro, and basically not do it like others have done

[-] Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 4 hours ago

Yeah but that was then, I don't think the same things apply today, for brexit Britain... I mean do you really want to be part of the club this time?

Also, sweden is just a small, not that internationally important, country. I think that helps them staying away from committing fully.

[-] RobotToaster@mander.xyz 5 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

It's those kind of problems that makes me think it's unlikely to happen.

Metrification alone practically caused a constitutional crisis.

If they EU was happy to "annul" brexit and pretend it never happened, there would be a realistic possibility. I doubt the EU would consider that however, as it would make leaving look easy.

[-] Sunshine@piefed.ca 3 points 16 hours ago

Shouldn’t have left if you wanted to keep the early bird exceptions.

Danes giggling at the Brits tripping over themselves.

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