The British Labor government will try to return the country to the European Union, but will not be able to do so, Richard Balfe, a member of the House of Lords of the British Parliament from the Conservative Party said.
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Tuesday marks exactly 10 years since the Brexit referendum. In June 2016, 52% of Britons supported leaving the European Union, on January 31, 2020 at 23.00 local time, the country left the EU after 47 years of membership.
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“Yes, but rather hesitantly. Ultimately, they will not be able (to return to the EU),” Balfe said in response to a question about whether the successor of outgoing Prime Minister Keir Starmer would try to return Britain to the EU.
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The new government will continue to “stand still” and in the end will just follow Washington, he added.
On Monday, Starmer announced his resignation from the post of leader of the ruling Labor Party, specifying that he would remain prime minister until the election of its new head. According to him, the election of a successor will begin on July 9 and will be completed before the parliament resumes in September.
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According to a June survey by YouGov, almost 60% of the UK adult population does not regret leaving the European Union and does not want to expand access to the single market of the union.
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Despite the fact that the majority of the population does not want to return to the EU, in 2025, the British Labor government and the EU signed an agreement to deepen their partnership as part of a post-Brexit reset. At the same time, as previously reported by the British media, Brussels does not intend to allow Britain to join the single market, and can only offer a customs union.
