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Starmer could take a holding position: we're in the middle of a pandemic, we don't know how this Deal will work, we will examine consequences of what's happening, we will examine a case for Freedom of Movement
But *no*
He is closing these routes in his public statements
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But *no*
He is closing these routes in his public statements
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Starmer - consistent with voting for the Deal - is hoping EU issues simply go away, because they are too hot for Labour to handle, because of the party's internal dysfunction, and the fragility of its voter coalition.
But it will *not work*.
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But it will *not work*.
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Whether Starmer likes it or not, EU questions will not go away. Real problems for business, people wanting to travel, musicians etc., will not disappear. The consequences of ending Freedom of Movement will not disappear.
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If Starmer doesn't grasp these issues, other parties will - the SNP already are, and are bashing Labour even more in Scotland as a result. Plaid Cymru are starting to do the same in Wales.
The Lib Dems and Greens, if given a hearing, will do the same in England.
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The Lib Dems and Greens, if given a hearing, will do the same in England.
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It is so stupid. He thinks he's making some clever statements now, but the voters he'd need to reach with them are not listening because of the pandemic.
Political activists who do have the mind-space to listen to him are and go "why should we bother with this rubbish?"
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Political activists who do have the mind-space to listen to him are and go "why should we bother with this rubbish?"
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