Survey finds two-thirds of EU citizens back UK rejoining bloc
A Europe-wide survey found about 66% of EU citizens support the United Kingdom rejoining the European Union, and that backing extends to many voters who normally back far-right and Eurosceptic parties. Regional breakdowns show Scotland backing rejoin 70% to 20% oppose, Wales 59% to 33% oppose, and England 54% to 36% oppose. When asked about rejoining without the UK’s former opt-outs, Scotland still backed membership 51% to 33% while Wales and England opposed it 44% to 37% and 44% to 34% respectively. The widespread pro-rejoin sentiment matters because it signals continental willingness to restore closer UK ties and could shape future negotiations over trade, free movement and Northern Ireland if UK politics shifts.
I guess we can take some satisfaction in the fact that his Brexit gambit may have destroyed the country, but at least it destroyed him too. From PM to middle-influence X account, with no prospects, trawling for engagement.
midlander16Johnson was responsible for 10s of thousands of deaths. He missed 6 (I think) Cobra meetings to sort out his divorce & we all know what he did in lockdown. Starmer is as dutiful as Johnson was idle & both hit the rocks. Is there some parallel or lesson in mythology for these 2, Alex?
Dawny B14You’d think he’d have gone to Trumpland.
MrMirth12He just wants to keep his £1 million a year job as a Daily Mail hack. So he gives them what the bosses want, ie anti EU, pro Brexit nonsense.
Tarquin11Shame he made himself so much money, but as far as politics & credibility go, he's finished.
Gruff Billy 310If not for this Russian-backed act of treachery, the Shag Yeti should be in prison for his negligent mishandling of COVID-19.
elmilligano7Ultimately it destroyed him to a certain extent but it also gave him what he always wanted which was to be PM which he was entirely unsuited for. He also seems to have done very well financially out of it all. There was a lot of upside for him.
DJBurges7Why isn’t he in jail though
Katharine Kite 6Still waiting for his imprisonment for criminal negligence and malfeasance in public office So important to have something to look forward to
Grumpy5Well I scrolled down and down and down over on X and couldn’t see 1 voice of agreement 🤷♂️
MillyMia 🇨🇦🇪🇺💙🌻5Starmer should vote to release the full interference report and end FPTP as a parting gift
isosolies.bsky.social4This useless tosser didnt even believe in Brexit, he thought he'd never win the referendum and he only used it to try and gain favour with the Tories Eurosceptic wing. Him and and that snake Gove.
Barry4I would pay good money for that bus to reverse over the fat oaf
Innocent🕷Abroad4But he's also enriched himself considerably & still has his punditry, & I think he's content to go back to being mostly comic relief under those circumstances.
Cheshire Dog Lady - Shadow Minister for Dog Wrangling4What really irritates me is that he's made a shed load of money since he was ignominiosly booted out.
msonemenone.bsky.social4Boris Johnson was/is the biggest indictment against this country. We knowing elected a known liar and fraud.
Ferrick Brick3Johnson epitomises the loser. A mediocre man in every way.
Iain3It is the only real Brexit benefit, shame it hasn't yet destroyed the Tory Party too.
Denise3He is an idiot who should have been anywhere near government. Unfortunately some idiots now expect all PMs to have what they think is “charisma” but in reality is an over inflated sense of self importance/superiority. He has a lot to answer for🤬
Vera Fang3The man will grift millions from gullible rich twats until the day he dies. As long as he's making money, he won't give a fuck what he's doing for it.
Grumpy3He should be in prison.
Utter Flannel3Not enough destruction for the binbag of racist blancmange. We can do better.
Mojumi2Don’t forget, he played a pivotal role in destroying the Tory party, too.
spursj69.bsky.social2BoZo comes out of a fridge to say, what! Back in the freezer Bodger 👋🏻
donnybhoy.bsky.social2FUCK OFF YOU FAT CUNT
Ludlow Mortimer2Cough, cough ... well actually it was Chris Pincher, and partygate and generally being a sleazeball that ended Johnson's tenure in Downing St. Interestingly nobody (other than us hardcore Europhiles) was calling for him to resign because Brexit was a failure.
Pete Howe2Burnham’s speech when he won the by-election said he wanted Makerfield to become synonymous with a change in UK politics… Perhaps Makerfield / 10th anniversary of Brexit will mark the moment when leading UK politicians are finally honest with voters and admit that Brexit is a disaster for the UK?
Alan Read2So many tombstones to drag Big Dog down. He is trying to cleanse but... Cold War Steve helps us with his artwork based on this photo...
David Walker2Even the photo of him doesn’t provide proper context - that’s from the 2019 General Election.
Why would they have to be “out of their tiny minds to campaign to rejoin the EU”, Johnson? Because it would mean holding you to account for all the lies you told and the damage you’ve done? Yes. I think that’s it, isn’t it, you absolute piece of shit.
Jeff Scroggie25Don’t hold back, say what you really mean! 😆 Anyway he’s toxic is Johnson, he probs doesn’t even write this bs, some Daily Fail lackey slaves away on minimum wage and he scoops up the ££.
Marc Daney de Marcillac 🇪🇺🇫🇷🇬🇧20It must be embarrassing for a narcissist like Johnson to realise that his signature contribution to his country was to make it poorer and more divided. Therefore he persists in his signature behaviour, which is to lie.
James D. Worth11The dangerously evil bastard who was responsible for 23,000 excess Covid deaths? Yeah he should probably shut the f*ck up. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
Michael Masters 8His 'tiny mind' had no idea what to do after the Brexit referendum!
Ben Sowton6I ended a friendship over this. An arrogance of refusing to acknowledge the terrible consequences of his decision to vote leave. A Winchester College boy. Born 3 nil up as the saying goes. You can get the measure of a man who can’t admit their wrong
Felix O'Kelly5Boris Johnson is just lying, he doesn't need any reasoning. He'll just boast about how covid triumphs were over Brexit, and say how Britain has really proved how great it is, even though things have just got much worse over the last decade.
Jon Hewlett3That absolute bastard will NEVER be forgiven 😡
Mark Cheesman3Johnson knows all about tiny minds.
The Rt Hon You’re gonna need a bigger boat. 2Absolutely, and identify all the foreign money that encouraged Johnson’s treachery.
In other news I’ve met 4 people this weekend who were ardent Brexit voters & all 60s & early 70s. All 4 now feel enormous regret & want us to go back in. But most of all they feel embarrassed that they fell for all the lies & the con. It’s only 4 but I bet this is going on all over the UK. #Rejoin
eyefull65.bsky.social8I'm not sure I can forgive them. I haven't forgiven my own brother yet.
Alison Denham7I am speaking for all those in their 60s & 70s who did not vote for Brexit & wouldn’t even have considered voting for Brexit. Also not a monarchist or a Tory. Some of us are capable of independent thought & resent being lumped with a group of uninformed voters.
Betblu6I hope so - just heard Ali Miraj on @lbc saying it will never happen as Makerfield constituents wd feel betrayed! He’s such a RW gaslighting stooge!
Fine Leg🏏3Amongst friends/work colleagues, mostly in their 40s, there were 6 who'd happily voted brexit. One of them had spent 3yrs travelling/living in France with her children ten yrs earlier, had a great time. I was shocked when she told me she'd voted brexit. One nursing colleague had a house in France.
Rich3I’ve seen a similar trend in my Brexit-voting relatives. A gradual migration from gloating, to silence, to tacit acceptance that it was an error, and quite recently, acknowledging they were conned and feeling embarrassed.
Gillian Rodgers2I’m sure you are right. Even those who swallowed all the hype now know they are worse off and we are vulnerable.
death2extremists.bsky.social2I was angry with these people for believing the lies, never felt that way about anyone else who was scammed? I’m not sure that anger serves any purpose now, and it might even act as a barrier to those who might otherwise tell their story. Their change of heart can be more persuasive than a rejoiner.
Gareth Thomas2I hope you told them they should own it
Bridget PJ Cousins2I’m nearly 70 and I voted remain as did many of my friends. And my then 90 year old Dad phoned us all up and asked which way the family wanted him to vote as it would affect the grand and great grandchildren most. We all said Remain. It’s not the age group , it’s the mindset that votes.
Don't listen to the doom-mongers. The EU, & its citizens, would welcome us back, & it doesnt have to take another decade. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Alchemy Honey2Agreed. Just spent 4 weeks touring Belgian, Luxembourg and France. No one expects us to stay out. Everyone I speak to thinks it brought EU together stronger as they see how much harm it did. We will be back.
Breton Bell #RejoinEU⭐#FBPE 📚🎶📷🐾🐝🦔♻️🌎☮️✌️#ANTIFA2👍Absolutely they would Sue. When ever I have gone to France the locals all say they hope the UK return, it's practical common sense to them. #RejoinEU asap...
Nothing new here on whether the UK could rejoin the EU, answer is there would be a lot of suspicion on the Brussels side unless the UK were going to demonstrate it had fundamentally changed, which discussions on opt-outs don't show... www.ft.com/content/ac01...
jameslongsdonprice3And Freedom of Movement, which is not even an issue in the rest of the EU. Immigration from outside is, of course, but Farage successfully conflated FoM with immigration from outside, and Labour has not kicked back at this lie.
Margaret McG🏴2Sadly WM is holding Scotland back from rejoining the EU either while as an (unequal) part of the UK or denying us the right to self determination.
From the horse's mouth. The UK will not rejoin the EU under Burnham. He's killed that hope dead. Of course, he is now an MP for a Brexiters constituency. I wonder if that made his mind up?.
AndroidMark19So far, he's promised to do everything that Starmer is already doing.
Claire S (UK not USA)14Just as progress is being made towards a closer working relationship with the EU. There is no quick way back to EU membership, it's quite honestly deluded to think there is but there is a way to undo some of the damage. Starmer has been doing that since the day he became party leader.
Steve Emm7He'll change his mind a few more times yet... Whatever is best for Andy Burnham.
Crazy Cat Lady Abroad4I have been wondering what was the point of Keir Starmer for some time now. I am already wondering what the point of Burnham is.
Paul3I agree it is not an easy thing to do and have said so often enough, but could this affect his chances with the labour voters who expect us to join again soon?
Smartie3He has played the voters of his constituency to get his feet under the table at No 10. An arrogant chancer if ever there was one.
MKC3He’ll change as soon as he gets to number ten.
Jonty3So continuing to manage our slow decline then. Not a great pitch.
Andrew2Do they take it in turns to shoot themselves in the foot?
Louise2Everything Burnham does will be through the prism of Makerfield. He doesn’t have the breadth to govern for the country