Wednesday, November 29, 2023

UK Should Rejoin EU to ‘Fix’ Brexit, Says Ursula von der Leyen

THE TELEGRAPH: European Commission president says she tells her children ‘we goofed it up’ when discussing UK’s departure from EU
Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, told a conference in Brussels she felt there was a 'new beginning' between the UK and EU | CREDIT: OLIVIER HOSLET/EPA/SHUTTERSTOCK

The United Kingdom should rejoin the European Union to “fix” Brexit, Ursula von der Leyen has said, after Labour pledged to forge closer ties with the bloc if elected.

The European Commission president said “we goofed it up” when asked if Britain could ever reverse Brexit on Tuesday night in Brussels.

She was speaking amid much improved UK relations since the signing of Rishi Sunak’s new Brexit deal for Northern Ireland in February and after the shock victory of Geert Wilders, who wants the Netherlands to leave the EU, in Dutch elections last week.

“First of all, thank God, with the Windsor agreement, we had a new beginning for old friends. Very important,” Mrs von der Leyen said at an event hosted by the Politico website.

“And then I must say, I keep telling my children, you have to fix it. We goofed it up. You have to fix it. So I think here, too, the direction of travel, my personal opinion is clear.” » | James Crisp, Europe Editor | Wednesday, November 29, 2023

God bless Ursula von der Leyen! – © Mark Alexander

Sunak rejects von der Leyen’s comments that UK could rejoin EU: European Commission president said Brexit could be fixed because leaders had ‘goofed it up’ »

What a load of tosh Sunak speaks! If anyone “goofed up”, Cameron did! – © Mark Alexander

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