Humiliated Keir Starmer ramps up Brexit betrayal with huge announcement coming on May 19
Prime Minister Keir Starmer is now focusing on making changes to the UK’s relationship with the EU after his party’s poor results in last week’s local elections. Talks between the UK and the EU had been put on hold during the campaign to avoid political backlash, but they are now starting again. Both sides are preparing for a big meeting on May 19, where they hope to agree on a basic new deal.
One of the key demands from the EU is to create a Youth Mobility Scheme. This would allow people aged 30 and under from both the UK and EU to live and work in each other’s countries for up to four years. The EU also wants more access for its fishing boats in British waters. In return, Keir Starmer wants a new security agreement, changes to EU import rules that would help British companies sell food more easily in Europe, and a better system for trading electricity between the UK and EU.
A new round of intense talks between UK and EU officials will begin soon. Sources say that progress has been slow so far, especially over issues like university tuition and immigration quotas. Still, many EU countries are strongly pushing for the youth scheme to be part of any final agreement.
The UK government has been hesitant to agree to the Youth Mobility Scheme because of concerns it could raise immigration numbers. However, Home Secretary Yvette Cooper is now open to a possible “one in, one out” approach, where the number of people coming into the UK would be balanced by the number leaving.
It’s unlikely that everything will be finalized by May 19, but Starmer hopes to show that meaningful steps have been taken.
Last week’s elections were tough for Labour. They lost nearly two-thirds of the council seats they were defending, ending up with just 98 after losing 187. They also lost the Runcorn and Helsby by-election. The Conservatives didn’t do well either, while the Reform Party gained a lot of ground, and the Liberal Democrats made progress too.
Some Labour MPs have said that if the party wants to win back public support, it must fully accept and work with the reality of Brexit. MP Dan Carden said the future of the party is at serious risk. A group called Blue Labour said that Labour still has a chance if it remembers its core supporters. One of their leaders believes Keir Starmer could still become a great Prime Minister.
In an article for The Mail on Sunday, he urged Labour to make the most of Brexit and suggested that half of the UK’s universities should be turned into vocational colleges to better prepare young people for the workforce.
