EU official: “Two people have said to me in the last 48 hours that the policy response to Trump is massive investment on defense, how to deal with tariffs, and forging new security agreements with third countries. The UK was top of the list.” ~AA www.politico.eu/article/dona... - ThreadSky

bestforbritain.bsky.social • 112 days ago

EU official: “Two people have said to me in the last 48 hours that the policy response to Trump is massive investment on defense, how to deal with tariffs, and forging new security agreements with third countries. The UK was top of the list.” ~AA

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-brexit-uk-us-politics-republican-government-trade-ukraine-nato-diplomat/

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annetteg.bsky.social•112 days ago

hahaha. Yes. Brexit will be wrecked!
We'll return to the EU because not only does it make financial sense but security/existential sense.

haskell.bsky.social•112 days ago

Brexit was going so well before Trump's election!

rockywaster.bsky.social•112 days ago

What about all the Brexit benefits we'll be throwing away...no wait.

gls2009.bsky.social•112 days ago

I mean they say every cloud…. I totally believe Starmer wants it to happen but he can’t be the one to say it - it has to be in response to public opinion and maybe this will be the catalyst

jmurkin.bsky.social•112 days ago

Wreck Brexit? Surely, given it's an utter omnishambles, wrecking it would be the classic double negative.

mike502.bsky.social•112 days ago

It’s a funny old world. Turns out that it’s “Defence stupid” (not the Economy) that will force UK much much closer to EU. Paradoxically Brexiteers might be right on this one. They need us as much as we need them 😂

paulette7.bsky.social•112 days ago

Oh, I hope so!

smtuffy.bsky.social•112 days ago

So, for defense spending, the solution is to do what Trump wants them to?

jayaray65.bsky.social•112 days ago

Wreck Brexit?

Car crash a car crash.

petruscrinitus.bsky.social•112 days ago

This is appalling. I should have expected the EU official to have spelt 'defense' with a 'c'.

Evidently the EU Commission has already bent the knee to 'Le Défi américain'.

sabine34.bsky.social•112 days ago

Today the EU Commission has approved funding for five cross-border projects to support more coordinated and efficient defence procurement among EU Member States.
https://defence-industry-space.ec.europa.eu/eu-boosts-defence-readiness-first-ever-financial-support-common-defence-procurement-2024-11-14_en

shane11.bsky.social•112 days ago

I think that there is now a real possibility for some sort of change of position from our side on it. We cannot be exposed totally to a tarrif war and realistically the EU is part of our political orbit much more then the US

charlottedearling.bsky.social•112 days ago

See the intervention from BoE governor

UK must rebuild post-Brexit relations with EU, says Bank boss https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr5m7mp96l8o

shane11.bsky.social•112 days ago

The evidence is stacking up, it really is down to Starmer though he has to say it, to get it out there in the open that we are committing self harm and we must move closer and closer to the EU in these times

charlottedearling.bsky.social•112 days ago

The evidence was always there, but what’s interesting is that Bailey’s said it very publicly despite previously trying to advocate for it. I expect Labour are keeping an eye on their seats where Reform are a threat.

fib3.bsky.social•111 days ago

Bill Cash said the other Day that Brexit was going brilliantly, lol.

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