Remainers had been gloating immediately concerning the finish of Brexit amid widespread expectations the final election will see the Tories booted out of workplace.
As tens of millions of Brits headed to polling stations, these against the UK’s exit from the EU urged an incoming Labour authorities to suppose once more on hyperlinks with Brussels.
Man Verhofstadt, the previous Belgian prime minister who represented the European Parliament in Brexit talks, reckoned ‘peak Brexit’ had already been reached.
The MEP predicted Britain would pursue a ‘extra wise strategy’ to its relationship with the EU after the final election.
Mike Galsworthy, chairman of pro-Stay marketing campaign group European Motion UK, mentioned polling day was the day ‘the Brexit dream shuts up store’.
He warned Labour to not be the ‘caretaker’ of Brexit, ought to Sir Keir Starmer’s celebration – who’ve pledged to rewrite the Brexit deal – kind a brand new authorities tomorrow.
However, whereas former European Fee president Jean-Claude Juncker left the door open to Britain returning to the EU, he warned this is able to be ‘in a century or two’.
Labour chief Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to rewrite the Brexit deal ought to he turn out to be prime minister tomorrow
Man Verhofstadt, the previous Belgian prime minister who represented the European Parliament in Brexit talks, reckoned ‘peak Brexit’ had already been reached
Former European Fee president Jean-Claude Juncker left the door open to Britain returning to the EU – however he warned this is able to be ‘in a century or two’
Mike Galsworthy, chairman of pro-Stay marketing campaign group European Motion UK, mentioned polling day was the day ‘the Brexit dream shuts up store’
Mr Juncker, who was the EU’s prime official throughout bitter Brexit negotiations, instructed Politico that Britain was ‘presently discovering the results’ of the Depart vote.
‘And the results correspond precisely to what we instructed them they’d be,’ the Luxembourgish politician mentioned.
He added the UK’s possibilities of rejoining the EU’s single market had been slim, however maybe it may accomplish that ‘in a century or two.’
‘If you go away a ship, you’ll be able to’t get again on the identical boat,’ Mr Juncker continued.
Mr Verhofstadt instructed the identical web site there could be ‘rising strain’ after the final election for Britain to maneuver again nearer to the EU.
‘I believe that increasingly after the election we are going to see a rising strain to step-by-step to return in a course of a extra wise strategy,’ he mentioned.
‘I believe the height was in the intervening time that the hardliners within the Tory celebration determined to go for a tough Brexit: I do not suppose which you can go additional than what we’ve got now.’
Mr Verhofstadt urged the UK resuming participation within the EU’s Horizon science undertaking final yr was an indication of issues to come back.
‘I believe what’s already occurring now will proceed,’ he added.
‘Britain is again in Horizon; tomorrow possibly Erasmus, and after tomorrow the customs union, defence and so forth and so forth.
‘After which in a while possibly folks will ask themselves, why are we not in there?
‘As a result of we’re following these guidelines, and possibly it is higher that we’ve got a say about what these guidelines are.’
On his closing day of campaigning forward of the final election, Sir Keir yesterday mentioned he doesn’t see the UK rejoining the European single market in his lifetime.
Talking to reporters in Carmarthen, the Labour chief – who has pledged to rewrite the Brexit deal – mentioned he ‘would not suppose that’s going to occur’.
He added: ‘I have been actually clear about not rejoining the EU, the only market, or the customs union, or returning to freedom of motion.
‘I have been equally clear that I do suppose we will get a greater deal than the botched deal we bought below Boris Johnson.’
However Mr Galsworthy issued a warning to Sir Keir forward of the chance of the Labour chief changing into Britain’s subsequent PM tomorrow.
‘Right this moment the Brexit dream shuts up store,’ he posted on X, previously often known as Twitter.
‘Dozens of main Brexit figures are shifting out of Parliament and out of energy.
‘It will be unwise for the subsequent authorities to attempt to be a caretaker of the dilapidated constructing.’
Earlier through the election marketing campaign, Labour shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves was accused of desirous to unwind Brexit ‘by way of stealth’
She set out plans to hunt nearer ties with the EU if Labour gained energy,.
This incluced nearer alignment with Brussels guidelines in areas reminiscent of chemical compounds, in addition to a veterinary deal, higher touring rights for British artists, and higher mutual recognition of {qualifications} for Metropolis of London employees.
Ms Reeves mentioned this was not an ‘unique’ checklist, telling the Monetary Instances: ‘We might look to enhance our buying and selling relationship with Europe, and do commerce offers world wide.’
‘I do not suppose anybody voted Depart as a result of they weren’t pleased that chemical compounds rules had been the identical throughout Europe,’ Ms Reeves added.
‘When my constituency voted Depart it was purely due to immigration.’
