A Labour Brexit

Brexit has happened.

In 2020.

That the UK has failed to deliver much of the infrastructure required to implement it, is neither here nor there, as the EU had all its ducks in a row months before the Artice 50 period and transition periods ran out.

The EU has told the Labour Government it has to implement what Johnson signed up to at the end of 2019, in particular customs facilities for trade between Britain and Ireland, with such facilities only now being built in Hollyhead.

So, ignore any claims in the Mail or Express about undoing Brexit or rejoining the EU, as neither are going to happen in this Parliament.

Why?

There are negotiations between the UK and EU to even discuss either possibility. Starmer's suggestion of touring visas for musicians and artists has been turned down by the EU, and per the previous paragraph, that what has been agreed to previously has not been implimented.

And let me spell it out clearly: if there were to be substansivenegotiations, then the UK would have to request them, and the EU would then have the choice to accept or deny the request, as such negotiations are their gift. And this is because the current deal, as negotiated and championed by Johnson and Frost, was done at speed, light on detail and heavily weighed on what the EU wanted to ensure talks went at speed.

So, how's that for taking back control? Having to request fornegotations when the time comes, and remember, to get something the UK wants, then we would have to offer something the EU wanted, and as we caved into most of their demands because of the need to complete talks within two years, there is little more to give away. Hence, little chance of meaningful negotiations any time soon.

Do that, and maybe.

Also, a new EU Commission is not elected until January, so any major policy change would only happen after that.

Meanwhile, the UKCA conformity mark for construction products has also been kicked into the grass with no date of possible introduction, this leaves just some medical equipment now needing UKCA by summer next year, and the costs of conformity checks that would bring. It is likely that at some point this will also be scrapped.

Also scrapped is the inciming checks on much foodstuffs due from October this year, now delayed until July next year, by which time the UK Government hopes to have some alignment agreement with the EU making such checks obsolete.

In 2026 there are some talks over technical details in the TCA, but nothing major, and nothing that will lead to rejoing the SM, CU or the EU itself.

As Chris Grey points out in his current blog, "reset means reset", and as without any real details as May's "Brexit means Brexit" mantra.

So, the farce continues.