Rejoining European Union to not benefit UK's economy, says Keir Starmer

Leader of the Labour Party Keir Starmer has agreed that re-joining the European Union would not benefit the UK economically. In an answer to a question from BBC Radio 4, Starmer stated that joining the EU again at this stage would not boost the economy and that there was no benefit of entering the single market system.

When former Prime Minister Boris Johnson brokered the pre-exit deal with the EU, Keir Starmer quickly extended support and said the Labour Party would vote for it. Unfortunately, the UK has been marred by one blow after another since Brexit, the latest being the recent political turmoil that saw Johnson being forced to quit and the helm changing hands twice after his exit.

During the 2019 elections in the UK, the Labour Party’s campaign stated that the party would renegotiate the deal with the EU and would place the new plan to a public referendum. However, the party suffered its worst defeat since 1935, which political pundits say forced the Labour Party to revise its stance on the matter. Thus, Starmer, who already had a Brexit leaning, supported the Brexit plan, though he warned the Tories that they alone would be liable for the consequences.

On the other hand, the Tories received unflinching opposition to Brexit from the Scottish National Party. The SNP not only opposed and criticized Boris Johnson at every opportunity, but they also used it to reiterate their demand for an independent Scotland.

However, during the BBC Radio 4 interview on Monday morning, Starmer raised the demand to abolish the House of Lords, the upper house of the parliament. He argued that there was no reason to keep the House of Lords, also known as the House of Peers and that it should be replaced with an elected chamber.

FAQs:

Who is the leader of the Labour Party?
Keir Starmer.

What did Starmer say about re-joining the EU?
Starmer opposed the idea and said it had no economic benefits.