New British Prime Minister Starmer seeks to improve on ‘botched’ trade deal with European Union

Associated Press ^ | July 8, 2024 | Brian Melley

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British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is seeking to reset relations at home and abroad.

During a visit Sunday to Edinburgh, that he billed as an “immediate reset” with the regional governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, Starmer said he would also seek to improve the U.K.'s “botched” trade deal with the European Union.

“I do think that we can get a much better deal than the botched deal that (former Prime Minister) Boris Johnson saddled the U.K. with,” he said in reference to the pact negotiated after Brexit. […]

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said Sunday on Sky News that the U.K. should look for ways to improve trade with the EU and that removing some trade barriers was sensible.

But he said the Labour government was not open to the free movement of people that was required as a member of the union. …

[Winniesboy]

I’m not defending anything, and have made no comment about Labour. Neither Reform itself or any of the other parties or individuals who might feel hard done by as a result of the voting system are making any claims of fraud. Do you imagine someone like Farage would be silent about this if there were even the flimsiest grounds for suspicion? There are none.
The only complaints which are being raised are to do with the new requirement for photo ID at polling stations, and the actual or potential disenfranchisement of not insignificant numbers as a result. Some estimates are putting the numbers turned away as high as 400,000. It’s highly unlikely that those most affected by this were potential Reform voters...

[Winniesboy]

Britain is now something like 15% moslem

Nonsense. It's between 6 and 7%

And who do you think these moslems vote for? It ain't the Tories....

A common fallacy. There have always been plenty of Muslim Tories, particularly in the older generation (just look at the Muslim MPs in the last Tory government..)