From The Independent · · 2m
UK could rejoin EU in single parliament, report finds
A new study says Britain could fast-track back into the EU within five years if both sides show political will, using Finland's three-year accession as a model.
In brief
A new study says Britain could fast-track back into the EU within five years if both sides show political will, using Finland's three-year accession as a model. A report by Best for Britain says the UK could rejoin the EU within a single parliament if there is strong political will on both sides, citing Finland's…
Report: UK could fast-track EU return
A new study by pro-Europe campaign group Best for Britain says Britain could rejoin the EU within a single parliament if there is strong political will on both sides.
Finland's three-year path shows speed is possible
Finland joined the EU in less than three years in the mid-nineteen nineties, proving the process can be speedy when there is already a high degree of alignment.
Burnham opens door to EU rejoining
Prime minister Andy Burnham announced at Labour's annual conference last month that he would look at options taking Britain closer to the bloc and suggested re-entry could be in Labour's next election manifesto.
EU leaders welcome the prospect
Burnham's announcement was welcomed by France's president Emmanuel Macron and Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez, signalling openness from major EU member states.
Public support for rejoin at sixty-one percent
Polling guru professor Sir John Curtice said support for rejoining the EU is now at its highest level since the Brexit vote, at sixty-one percent.
Former trade official backs fast-track path
Oliver Nicholls, former UK trade department official who led the report, said: "With the political will, Britain could be back at the table within a single parliament."
“With the political will, Britain could be back at the table within a single parliament.”
MEP sees no serious obstacles to rejoining
MEP Sandro Gozi, chair of the UK-EU Parliamentary Partnership Assembly, said as a former member with regulatory framework already in place, he sees no serious reason why UK application would not be achievable within one…
“I personally do not see any serious reason why an application from the UK would not be achievable within one parliament.”
In short
A report by Best for Britain says the UK could rejoin the EU within a single parliament if there is strong political will on both sides, citing Finland's three-year accession in the mid-nineteen nineties as proof the process can be fast.
