Labour’s Brexit red lines ready for ‘dignified retirement’, says their co-author
Summary
Chris Ward, a Labour MP and co-author of the party’s 2024 Brexit red lines, says Labour should drop them by the next general election and debate a closer relationship with the EU. He argues that security and cyber threats, and uncertainty about U.S. support, make reassessing the UK’s ties with Europe urgent.Key Facts
- Labour’s red lines rule out rejoining the EU, the single market and the customs union, and restoring freedom of movement.
- Ward helped develop the red lines while serving as Keir Starmer’s chief adviser on Brexit.
- Ward says the red lines helped Labour narrow the Brexit debate but have outlived their purpose.
- He says a planned UK-EU reset could deliver benefits including lower costs for businesses, a youth mobility scheme and the return of Erasmus+.
- Ward argues that security and cyber threats should drive debate about the UK’s future relationship with Europe.
- He says the UK can no longer rely on the United States as it once did, and cites responses to Ukraine and the Strait of Hormuz as examples of Starmer assembling alliances.
- Ward called for public debate on whether the UK should rejoin the EU or seek some form of associate membership.
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