According to a Labour MP, the UK rejoining the EU is a viable option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A member of Labour’s shadow Cabinet said that Britain’s future may lie within the EU or in close economic ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“In the long run, I can see Britain rejoining the EU,” they said. Or, at the very least, an economic relationship that is essentially the same.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Brexit has shown signs of life in recent months, with reports that the UK may seek a “Swiss-style” agreement to open up trade with the EU in order to boost its economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downing Street labelled suggestions “categorically untrue” despite suggestions the UK is seeking a more positive relationship with the EU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Sunday Times reported in November that a ‘Swiss-style’ move could occur over the next decade as the Government seeks a closer relationship with the EU that avoids current trade barriers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Any such shift, coming only a few years after Boris Johnson negotiated a deal with the EU after years of back-and-forth, would likely enrage Tory Brexiteers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Downing Street sources denied the report, but the Times claimed that behind closed doors, some in the government have indicated that pursuing a frictionless trading relationship with the EU necessitates moving to a Swiss-style arrangement over the next ten years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The UK and the EU have been in talks for a long time about the Northern Ireland Protocol, a post-Brexit arrangement for the region designed to avoid a border on the island of Ireland.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
According to a Labour MP, the UK rejoining the EU is a viable option. A member of Labour’s shadow Cabinet said that Britain’s future may lie within the EU or … <\/p>\n