A senior Tory MP has sent Sir Keir Starmer a warning shot over his “betrayal” EU trade deal and told he cannot undo the fact 17.5 million people voted to leave Brussels. Veteran MP Sir Bernard Jenkin warned the Prime Minister he will “pay a bitter political price for his betrayal” of the British people. Jenkin told MPs in the House of Commons, “Can I just point out to the Prime Minister that nothing can undo the fact that 17.5 million people voted Leave, and they voted to take back control of our laws and to stop paying money to the EU. “That was a considerably larger vote than the 9.7 million who voted Labour at the last election. “Now, he is submitting to EU regulations without any control – and he is giving money, starting to pay money back, to the EU. “He is giving up control over our laws and restoring payments to the EU. He will pay a bitter political price for this betrayal.” Starmer replied, “He knows full well that we had a red line about not rejoining the EU, no single market, no customs union, no freedom of movement. “We were told it was impossible to negotiate a better deal with the EU with those red lines. We have just done it.” However, the Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey said that Starmer’s EU trade deal should go further. Sir Ed said, “We don’t think this deal goes far enough to fix our broken relationship with Europe,” Davey urged Starmer to create a bespoke customs union with Brussels. “Does the PM accept that this deal must be only the first step?” he asked. Starmer rejected his call saying it will “kill the UK’s trade deals with other countries.” Starmer also said in the Commons the deals with India, the US and now the EU is a “clear message sent across the globe that Britain is back on the world stage.” The Labour leader said, “The principles we took into the negotiations are clear and simple. “Does it drive down bills? Does it drive up jobs? Does it strengthen our borders? “And in each case, the answer is resoundingly ‘yes’.”
Not really sure why this matters, but a senior Tory MP decided to give Sir Keir Starmer a piece of his mind about the whole EU trade deal situation. Veteran MP Sir Bernard Jenkin was not holding back when he warned the Prime Minister about the consequences of his actions, claiming that he will “pay a bitter political price for his betrayal” of the British people. Jenkin made it clear to everyone in the House of Commons that 17.5 million people voted to leave the EU, and they did it with a purpose – to take control of their laws and stop handing money over to the EU. He even compared the number of Leave voters to the Labour votes in the last election, just to really drive his point home. It seems like Jenkin is not too happy about the direction things are going, and he’s not afraid to speak his mind about it.
Maybe it’s just me, but Sir Ed Davey from the Liberal Democrats seems to think that Starmer could have done better with the EU trade deal. According to Davey, the deal doesn’t do enough to mend the broken relationship with Europe, and he’s pushing Starmer to consider a custom-made customs union with Brussels. He even went as far as to suggest that this deal should only be the beginning of a new chapter in the UK’s trade agreements. However, Starmer was quick to dismiss Davey’s ideas, claiming that it would jeopardize the country’s trade deals with other nations. In his defense, Starmer highlighted the trade agreements with India, the US, and the EU as a sign that Britain is making a bold statement on the global stage. He reiterated that the negotiations were based on simple principles – lowering costs, creating jobs, and securing borders. And for him, the outcome was a resounding success.
I’m not entirely convinced about the whole situation, but it seems like tensions are running high in the political arena over the EU trade deal. With strong opinions on both sides of the debate, it’s clear that this issue is far from resolved. While some see the deal as a step in the right direction, others believe that more could have been done to secure a better agreement for the UK. As the dust settles on this latest chapter in the Brexit saga, only time will tell what the long-term implications of this deal will be for the country and its relationship with the EU. But one thing is for sure – this is not the end of the discussion, and there are bound to be more twists and turns ahead.
