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News & Current Events Apr 1, 2026 at 6:59 PM

UK's Starmer calls for closer Europe ties as Iran war strains US relations

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Wednesday_Day_01 Apr 1, 2026 +1
UK should consider Brentering the EU again
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diacachimba Apr 1, 2026 +1
Re-Brentry
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ElTejon_TheDestroyer Apr 1, 2026 +1
Would love to see the day we Brenter or Breverse the stupidity of leaving.
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_DrDigital_ Apr 1, 2026 +1
They already Brentered once, now they would have to Breenter.
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Wassa76 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Breturning
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bigbabyskesus Apr 1, 2026 +1
Brexit - Brexin
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scratchresistor Apr 1, 2026 +1
"We told you so" brings absolutely no comfort.
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TailungFu Apr 1, 2026 +1
I told you so.
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Otherwise-4PM Apr 1, 2026 +1
As a citizen of an EU member state, I’d be more than happy to see the UK return to the EU. The UK would benefit from the EU market, and the EU would benefit from stronger military power.
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Whimpy-Crow Apr 1, 2026 +1
Good and sensible … not a big fan of Starmer but he’s been showing some spine and that’s good as if it had been the conservatives or reform we’d been sending troops day 3 of an illegal war to support a foe who doesn’t care about any “special relationship” and prefers insulting us on a regular basis (including the armed forces). Time to strengthen relationships with allies on our doorstep.
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FigureMost1687 Apr 1, 2026 +1
amount of insult, belittlement they got from Trump is tremendous , i dont think they ever got that much of insult even from their enemies in their history ...
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YellowBook Apr 1, 2026 +1
I unclog my nose in your direction, sons of a window-dresser!
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SledgexHammer Apr 1, 2026 +1
Im sure the french would still have him beat if the internet started in like, 600 BCE. But certainly in the last 50 years
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ContrastingCanvas Apr 1, 2026 +1
The UK feels like EU's on again off again ex that comes over when they need something.
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ok_alsodot11 Apr 1, 2026 +1
To be quite fair, the UK being in the EU benefited the EU plenty. And would again.
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closetcuck1741 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Benefited the UK too, but they seemed to think otherwise, which is mindboggling.
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Artificial-Brain Apr 1, 2026 +1
Most of us (at least now) understand that we did benefit massively through the EU. Unfortunately there was a period where a certain portion of our population was fooled by grifters and now the damage is done. The most mind boggling thing is that Nigel Fararge who was one of the biggest names who pushed Brexit is now one of the most popular politicians.
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Wgh555 Apr 1, 2026 +1
At the time of the vote ten years ago it was a very narrow majority of 52%. That has now evaporated to barely 37%
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BrexitHangover Apr 1, 2026 +1
Sure but the EU moved on. If the UK really wants to come back, they shouldn't expect to get all those opt-outs back they had before leaving.
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the_splonge Apr 1, 2026 +1
‘Moved on’ from one of its largest partners and contributors is not true at all, they’re far more adept to adapt as they’re a union and were solitary.
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NeedsMoreSpaceships Apr 1, 2026 +1
Pretty sure we'd have to have the Euro too, but that would be good as it would reduce our borrowing costs
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Euclid_Interloper Apr 1, 2026 +1
Strict adherence to the rules tends to take a back seat when real politics shows up. There's already talk of a 'two speed Europe' with different tiers/degrees of integration. The UK rejoining the EU could be the thing that makes the two speed Europe a reality. In a world where superpowers are carving out spheres of influence, and a world war doesn't seem impossible anymore, letting Britain keep the pound so that the EU can add 70 million people is not a bad deal at all. In fact, it would be a huge strategic win for the EU.
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poopolisher Apr 1, 2026 +1
The sex was good
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Chopper3 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Good, it's about time
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KaQuu Apr 1, 2026 +1
So you are gonna peddle this island of your closer to us now? It has to be so tiring to change course every few years. Just stay closer to us, and don't mind what France says, they also want you closer, just being shy about it:D
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TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Just ignore Trump, he'll go away.
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ByteSizedGenius Apr 1, 2026 +1
I think we're past that now. It would take monumental effort from an incoming President to repair this. It isn't a "Hey, sorry about the last guy heh.. anyway..." deal.
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Aromatic-Teacher-717 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Voters have short memories, it'll be interesting to see how this plays out
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ThunderChaser Apr 1, 2026 +1
American voters have short memories yes. Internationally though, the damage is done. The rest of world now views America as unstable and unreliable, it will take decades to restore America’s image on the global stage.
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Aromatic-Teacher-717 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I'd be surprised, with how intertwined the world, and how big a market America is, it would be economically painful.  I'd be glad to be wrong.
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TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 1, 2026 +1
What I meant was - Trump is trying to be as disruptive as possible. He's basically trolling. And feeding the troll is always the incorrect option.
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OllyDee Apr 1, 2026 +1
Ignore the man that has crippled our economies and threatened us? The kleptocrat that insults us and damaged the security of the middle-east? Ignore him?
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TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Don't feed the troll.
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OllyDee Apr 1, 2026 +1
Wouldn’t it be great if it was that simple.
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TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 1, 2026 +1
I get the feeling it's starting to happen. World leaders (in the free world, anyway) appear to be realising Trump has zero respect for anyone, no matter who you are. There's no point in engaging him. He's determined to be as ornery as possible.
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ok_alsodot11 Apr 1, 2026 +1
To be replaced with what?
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TotalEntrepreneur801 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Yeah, that's a good question. We will see.
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Ellamhdava43 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Bro really hit the EU with the 'u up?' text. Trying to undo a whole Brexit because the US server got too toxic is actually crazy work.
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NeedsMoreSpaceships Apr 1, 2026 +1
Nobody in the labour leadership wanted Brexit anyway
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permacougar Apr 1, 2026 +1
Way to be two faced
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LupoWolf2 Apr 1, 2026 +1
Good old no balls, Starmer sure told us, didn't he.
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