WATCH: Labour ‘Growth Minister’ Claims Rejoining the EU is Inevitable
Labour's Growth Minister, Lord Livermore, stated that rejoining the EU is inevitable due to the economic damage caused by Brexit. He emphasized that it is in the UK's best interest to eventually re-enter the European Union. The comments reflect ongoing discussions within Labour regarding their stance on Brexit and EU relations.
- ▪Lord Livermore claims that rejoining the EU is an inevitability for the UK.
- ▪He argues that Brexit has caused significant damage to the UK economy.
- ▪Livermore's comments highlight Labour's ongoing efforts to rejoin the EU.
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Here is Labour’s “Growth Minister” – three words that should never sit next to each other in a sentence – Lord Livermore standing at the Lords despatch box claiming it is an “inevitability” that Brexit will be undone: “We are seeking to mitigate at the margins the huge damage done to the UK economy by Brexit… should we in due course re-enter the European Union, well of course, my personal view is that that is an inevitability. Of course the Uk will at one point re-enter the European Union because it is absolutely in our economic interest…”f It is almost ten years exactly since the referendum, and the likes of Livermore still haven’t recovered. At least he gets to carry around a red box and call himself the Financial Secretary to the Treasury.
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