Brussels doubts
SIR Keir Starmer will today become the first Prime Minister since Brexit to be welcomed once again into the dreaded embrace of Brussels.
He would be wise to keep them at arm’s length.
AFPSir Keir Starmer must not surrender Brexit when he ‘resets’ our trade relationship with the European Union[/caption]
For all that the PM wants to “reset” our trade relationship with the EU he must know that the price of any deal will involve giving up freedoms so hard-won in 2016.
At a minimum, that means allowing even more European fishing boats in our waters and a return to freedom of movement for the under-30s, capped or uncapped.
The latter could have a disastrous effect on immigration as potentially tens of thousands of young people flock here from the continent to work.
Yet the Brexit deal struck by Boris Johnson — while not perfect in every area — is working.
Ripping it up for marginal gains on reducing checks on goods at the border — at the price of becoming a rule-taker from Brussels all over again — would be a betrayal of everything our country voted for.
And the hope that EU leaders – terrified by the rise of populist right-wing parties – would be more willing to give the UK a good deal remains a deluded one.
End vile vids
FOR years, ministers have been warning social media firms to take down dangerous terrorist content and other unlawful material.
Yet the hateful and depressing spiral goes on.
Sick killing films gleefully watched by Axel Rudakubana remain online after his savagery in Southport.
The Sun had Jimmy Mizen’s murderer recalled to prison for posting a video of himself glorying in the crime.
Now we reveal another vile drill rapper boasted of making money behind bars by posting on YouTube after being jailed for murder.
Last summer the Prime Minister told the social media billionaires to clean up their act warning them: “The law must be upheld everywhere.”
We have yet to hear any solutions to this deeply damaging problem.
Red alert
THE war in Ukraine is once again reaching a dangerous tipping point with claims that a Russian victory could come in less than six months.
Grief at the death of 18-year-old Brit fighter James Wilton is shared by the families of at least 43,000 Ukrainian fallen soldiers.
The West cannot afford to let Vladimir Putin win – and send a message to the world’s dictators that they can easily do the same.
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