Why Labour are (Quietly) Cosying Up to the EU

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In this video, we’ll have a look at how UK-EU relations are changing, and what might happen next.

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Sources:

Brexit Polling
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51484-how-do-britons-feel-about-brexit-five-years-on
https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/51500-few-britons-think-brexit-has-been-good-for-anything
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/politics/eu_referendum/results
https://www.statista.com/statistics/518474/eu-referendum-voting-intention-by-political-affiliation/
https://natcen.ac.uk/how-brexit-reshaped-party-politics

Labour’s EU Policy
https://ukandeu.ac.uk/the-starmer-governments-eu-policy/
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/article/2024/jun/22/brexit-keir-starmer-eu
https://youtu.be/K5Qt4GsAFMc?si=liB_rV-OwPP9gEaz

A UK-EU Trade Deal?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/feb/02/uk-trade-eu-customs-union-yvette-cooper-keir-starmer
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/starmer-brexit-eu-farms-food-b2657424.html
https://www.politico.eu/article/united-kingdom-europe-keir-starmer-court-fish/
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ceql9x5rd30o
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxz0zjnk4o
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/politicsandpolicy/should-starmer-start-talking-about-an-eu-single-market-agreement/

Opinion
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/feb/27/donald-trump-britain-eu-relationship-ukraine-brexit
https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/starmer-may-come-to-regret-his-eu-defence-pact/