Voices: Starmer’s Brexit reset deal divides Independent readers – ‘both extremes will be unhappy’
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Independent readers are divided over Sir Keir Starmer’s proposed Brexit reset deal with the EU, which includes a youth mobility scheme for 18 to 30-year-olds and closer trade ties.
Starmer’s hopes of a “superb deal” are facing last-minute problems, with EU countries reportedly unhappy about Britain’s stance on fishing rights and student fees.
There is also pressure for the UK to accept the European Court of Justice’s role in disputes – a point the UK government says it will negotiate “in the national interest.”
Some readers welcomed the idea of reintroducing limited freedom of movement for young people, saying it could broaden horizons and foster closer ties with Europe. Others said it was an inevitable move – and saw it as a first step toward mending post-Brexit relations.
However, many felt the youth scheme and Brexit reset deal could be no real substitute for full EU membership or proper freedom of movement, dismissing the negotiations as window dressing.
Meanwhile, supporters of Brexit warned that any move toward closer ties with the EU could be intepretated as a betrayal of democracy, undermining the referendum result.
Here’s what you had to say:
Were there restrictions on young people visiting neighbours before the EU?
I voted for Brexit, but see no problem with the reintroduction of mutual exchange.
Martyn
Add your opinion in the comments here
The deal will be good and when that sits alongside India and the US, it’ll be great…
But compared to the US and India deals, the existing TCA deal is already far better, because it has zero tariffs. The US has 10 per cent, and India just reduced tariffs and forced the migrant labour floodgates open.
Not sure how youth mobility will improve the wealth of British people… and how participating in EU defence will improve the lot of the British masses? But trade deals are very politicised for the UK now.
