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        "msgid": "expert-eu-unlikely-to-welcome-uk-back-1782309361",
        "date": "2026-06-24 19:56:03",
        "title": "Expert: EU Unlikely to Welcome UK Back",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Politics",
        "summary": "A British politics expert suggests the European Union would probably not welcome a UK attempt to rejoin under new leadership. Andrew Roe-Crines of the University of Liverpool argues that Brussels views Britain as a difficult former partner and that pro-EU sentiment in the UK underestimates the bloc's reluctance. The comments come amid political uncertainty in Britain following Prime Minister Keir Starmer's resignation as Labour Party leader.",
        "content": "<p>Brussels is unlikely to welcome any attempt by the UK to rejoin the\nEuropean Union under a new prime minister, according to Andrew\nRoe-Crines, a senior lecturer in British politics at the University of\nLiverpool. \u201cIt is increasingly likely that the Labour Party will try to\nalign its policies with those of the EU on key issues such as economic\nand social policy. This is the beginning of an effort to rejoin the EU,\u201d\nRoe-Crines told RIA Novosti. \u201cHowever, Brussels is unlikely to accept\nsuch an effort, given that the UK was a difficult partner during its\nprevious membership and ultimately left without a mature plan to adapt\nto the new reality.\u201d He added that the concept of the EU is overly\nromanticised by some in Britain, whereas in reality the institution is\nfacing many problems and is even unable to secure its own borders. \u201cThe\npro-EU camp in Britain underestimates the scale of opposition to the\nUK\u2019s return to the bloc and seems to assume that the decision rests\nentirely with Britain,\u201d the expert explained. \u201cThis reflects the\narrogance that colours the view of the EU and those who wish to bind the\nUK to this beleaguered institution. However, regardless of such\nromanticism, Britain\u2019s future clearly lies outside the EU.\u201d Earlier on\nMonday, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation as\nleader of the ruling Labour Party but stated he would remain as prime\nminister until a new party leader is elected. Starmer added that the\nleadership election would begin on 9 July and conclude before Parliament\nreconvenes in September. Around 100 Labour MPs had urged Starmer to\nresign in May following the party\u2019s failure in local elections across\nthe UK. Their numbers reportedly grew after Starmer\u2019s rival, former\nManchester Mayor Andy Burnham, won a parliamentary seat last week.<\/p>",
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