Islington In Europe

It’s time to move from resetting our relationship to setting out what options exist for our future with Europe - this paper by @Bruegel_org a good starting point. Join us in @labour4europe working to make our future with Europe one which works for us all: bruegel.org/policy-brief/t…

Without the EU, the joke is on us if Trump gets his tariffs - William Keegan, The Observer theguardian.com/business/2024/…

It seems the discussion of elephants is now allowed in the room. Bank of England governor says Brexit has undermined UK economy. amp.theguardian.com/business/2024/…

At the end of a week which has exposed the folly of the UK withdrawing from the European Union we have been on the streets of Leeds hearing views on Trump and what it means for us here in the UK. Conclusion? We share far more values with Europe than we do with Trump’s America.

March for rejoining the European Union getting underway in London

Islington in Europe setting off for Hyde Park Corner for today’s March

TODAY 12 Noon, Park Lane SEE YOU THERE Use the hashtag #RejoinMarch all day today! 😍

The amount of pesticide residue allowed on scores of food types in England, Wales and Scotland has soared since Brexit, analysis reveals, with some now thousands of times higher. amp.theguardian.com/environment/20…

Michel Barnier named as France’s new prime minister – theguardian.com/world/live/202…

Brexit red tape forces UK cargo airline to fly to US for routine servicing theguardian.com/politics/artic…

We‘ll be there, join us, spread the word!

National Rejoin March III L O N D O N DATE IN THE VIDEO! #RejoinMarch #RejoinEU

Ten years ago this month that David Cameron dispensed with my services as AG. I had told him that his plans to scrap the HRA and threaten to leave the ECHR if it proved incompatible with his British Bill of Rights were unworkable and would not help solve our security or immigration challenges one bit. So it proved. When published, his plans were quickly shown to be flawed and never implemented. Ten years on, despite the repeated huffing and puffing, we still have both the HRA and the ECHR. This despite having had Suella Braverman as both Home Secretary and as a parody AG. One might have hoped that the penny would have dropped that the policy serves no useful purpose, as any minor benefit will be entirely outweighed by the downsides. We must be thankful that Rishi Sunak seems to have realised this as did the last AG Victoria Prentis. So it is depressing to see candidates for the Conservative leadership such as Tom Tugendhat return yet again to this theme. It has become a kind of ritual, without which no candidate feels they could be acceptable to the membership. And that I am afraid also shows how the Conservative Party continues to be mired in ideological fantasies that lead directly to its wipe out this year. For a Party whose members used to laugh at the inanity of Labour supporters singing the Red Flag at the end of their conferences, it is a sad reflection on where common sense has gone.

Pleased to question Keir Starmer is his 1st Prime Ministerial statement: on NATO and Europe. It's an important reset moment where MPs posed qs to him on rectifying the messes of the last government's making. Student exchanges are an area that could do with improvement:

Joe Biden withdraws from election bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

An incredibly reassuring photo. Not just on its own terms, but because of the broader narrative around it.

There was no "levelling up" under you. On leaving the EU, you ensured entire regions & nations within the UK were levelled down by replacing the stable long-term European Regional Development Fund (EDRF) with fickle, delayed and reduced funding - causing closures and havoc.

Breaking the silence on the damage of Brexit. huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/labour-m…

EXCL: Labour is seeking unprecedented joint declaration with EU to usher in wide-ranging security pact covering defence, energy, climate crisis, pandemics & even illegal migration @patrickwintour theguardian.com/politics/artic…

French election 2024 latest: exit poll shows shock win for left-green alliance as far right falls to third | France | The Guardian theguardian.com/world/live/202…