U.K.’s Labour Government Floats Rejoining European Union

U.K. Prime Minister Andy Burnham and his Labour Party government are openly expressing support for renewed integration into the European Union — including rejoining the EU outright.

Leaders Open to Rejoining EU

In an interview with The Sunday Times published on October 25, Burnham stated, “I am positive about closer ties with Europe and I’m not hiding that.” In the same interview, he said he was open to rejoining the EU single market and the bloc’s “freedom of movement” arrangement.

And in an interview with ITV’s Good Morning Britain, Burnham even expressed his desire for the United Kingdom to rejoin the EU outright, declaring that, “in my lifetime I would like to see that happen.” However, he promised not to pursue full membership before 2030.

Separately, Burnham has raised doubts about the legitimacy of the 2016 Brexit referendum, implying that Russia manipulated Brits into voting to “leave.”

Other Labour Party heavyweights have made similar comments. For example, former Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves wrote in an October 31 Times op-ed that “Britain’s future lies in the European Union” and that “Brexit has made us poorer, weaker and less secure.” And as we reported in the February 6 and May 14 “Insider Reports,” former Prime Minister Keir Starmer had already begun taking steps to re-integrate the U.K. into the EU.

Open Borders/Mass Migration

The EU undoubtedly favors the U.K.’s re-entry into the supranational bloc. On October 30, Politico reported that the EU would allow it to remain outside the Euro currency and the open-borders Schengen Area — at least initially — if it rejoined, promises that would make rejoining politically easier.

The Labour Party’s renewed openness to EU membership comes amid record levels of mass migration into the U.K. In his interview with the Times, Burnham implied that renewed EU integration would help his country control migration. In reality, however, the Labour Party has done little to limit migration — and the EU is using mass migration as an excuse to promote even further integration.

Giving Up Sovereignty

Regardless of what exceptions the EU promises, any movement toward European integration directly threatens U.K. sovereignty. To gain access to any EU programs or economic sectors, the U.K. will need to make itself subservient to EU regulations and, by extension, give up its authority to set its own policies.

Furthermore, regional unions such as the EU are steppingstones toward world government. By integrating nation-states into a complicated web of regional organizations, it becomes easier to lay the groundwork for a world-government structure, and with less backlash from the public.

In response, we must inform our elected officials and fellow citizens about the true aims of the EU and other regional unions — and work to prevent a similar surrender of sovereignty in the United States.

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