The UK could be saddled with major costs if Brexit is undone (Image: Getty)
The UK could be landed with an eyewatering £35billion bill if Britain rejoins the European Union (EU), according to new research. Pro-Brexit group Britain Unbound arrived at the figure, nearly double the UK’s contributions before leaving the bloc, by analysing Brussels’ budget proposals for 2027/28.
EU officials are planning to hike member spending to nearly €2trillion over a seven-year period and introduce new taxes on carbon emissions, tobacco sales and electronic waste. Steve Wright, head of the group, told The Sun: “Those who wish to rejoin the EU should present their argument in the harsh reality of the present day. Not a rose-tinted picture of 2016.”
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he would like to see Britain back in the EU (Image: Getty)
Britain Unbound’s research assumed that the UK could rejoin the EU in 2028 without negotiated opt-outs or a rebate.
While incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he hoped Britain would rejoin the EU “in my lifetime”, he has since pledged not to “re-run” old Brexit arguments.
Mr Burnham could nonetheless face pressure to seek increasingly closer EU ties, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves calling on him to be “much bolder” and go “much further” in his pursuit of proximity to the bloc.
In what will likely be her last speech in post, Ms Reeves said the prize of a stronger relationship with the EU would be “immense” and called for a UK-EU summit, which was planned for this month but thrown into doubt after Keir Starmer‘s resignation, to be rescheduled “as soon as possible”.
Despite this, and Mr Starmer’s efforts to renege on Britain’s distance from the bloc, the outgoing PM’s EU relations minister rejected the prospect of rejoining as an “unrealistic” mirage last month.
Speaking at a think tank event, Nick Thomas-Symonds said attempting to negotiate a return deal would create “constant, exhausting conflict”.
“We live in a post-Brexit world, and it’s time people started acting like it,” he said.
The UK could be saddled with major costs if Brexit is undone (Image: Getty)
The UK could be landed with an eyewatering £35billion bill if Britain rejoins the European Union (EU), according to new research. Pro-Brexit group Britain Unbound arrived at the figure, nearly double the UK’s contributions before leaving the bloc, by analysing Brussels’ budget proposals for 2027/28.
EU officials are planning to hike member spending to nearly €2trillion over a seven-year period and introduce new taxes on carbon emissions, tobacco sales and electronic waste. Steve Wright, head of the group, told The Sun: “Those who wish to rejoin the EU should present their argument in the harsh reality of the present day. Not a rose-tinted picture of 2016.”
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he would like to see Britain back in the EU (Image: Getty)
Britain Unbound’s research assumed that the UK could rejoin the EU in 2028 without negotiated opt-outs or a rebate.
While incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he hoped Britain would rejoin the EU “in my lifetime”, he has since pledged not to “re-run” old Brexit arguments.
Mr Burnham could nonetheless face pressure to seek increasingly closer EU ties, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves calling on him to be “much bolder” and go “much further” in his pursuit of proximity to the bloc.
In what will likely be her last speech in post, Ms Reeves said the prize of a stronger relationship with the EU would be “immense” and called for a UK-EU summit, which was planned for this month but thrown into doubt after Keir Starmer‘s resignation, to be rescheduled “as soon as possible”.
Despite this, and Mr Starmer’s efforts to renege on Britain’s distance from the bloc, the outgoing PM’s EU relations minister rejected the prospect of rejoining as an “unrealistic” mirage last month.
Speaking at a think tank event, Nick Thomas-Symonds said attempting to negotiate a return deal would create “constant, exhausting conflict”.
“We live in a post-Brexit world, and it’s time people started acting like it,” he said.
The UK could be saddled with major costs if Brexit is undone (Image: Getty)
The UK could be landed with an eyewatering £35billion bill if Britain rejoins the European Union (EU), according to new research. Pro-Brexit group Britain Unbound arrived at the figure, nearly double the UK’s contributions before leaving the bloc, by analysing Brussels’ budget proposals for 2027/28.
EU officials are planning to hike member spending to nearly €2trillion over a seven-year period and introduce new taxes on carbon emissions, tobacco sales and electronic waste. Steve Wright, head of the group, told The Sun: “Those who wish to rejoin the EU should present their argument in the harsh reality of the present day. Not a rose-tinted picture of 2016.”
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he would like to see Britain back in the EU (Image: Getty)
Britain Unbound’s research assumed that the UK could rejoin the EU in 2028 without negotiated opt-outs or a rebate.
While incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he hoped Britain would rejoin the EU “in my lifetime”, he has since pledged not to “re-run” old Brexit arguments.
Mr Burnham could nonetheless face pressure to seek increasingly closer EU ties, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves calling on him to be “much bolder” and go “much further” in his pursuit of proximity to the bloc.
In what will likely be her last speech in post, Ms Reeves said the prize of a stronger relationship with the EU would be “immense” and called for a UK-EU summit, which was planned for this month but thrown into doubt after Keir Starmer‘s resignation, to be rescheduled “as soon as possible”.
Despite this, and Mr Starmer’s efforts to renege on Britain’s distance from the bloc, the outgoing PM’s EU relations minister rejected the prospect of rejoining as an “unrealistic” mirage last month.
Speaking at a think tank event, Nick Thomas-Symonds said attempting to negotiate a return deal would create “constant, exhausting conflict”.
“We live in a post-Brexit world, and it’s time people started acting like it,” he said.
The UK could be saddled with major costs if Brexit is undone (Image: Getty)
The UK could be landed with an eyewatering £35billion bill if Britain rejoins the European Union (EU), according to new research. Pro-Brexit group Britain Unbound arrived at the figure, nearly double the UK’s contributions before leaving the bloc, by analysing Brussels’ budget proposals for 2027/28.
EU officials are planning to hike member spending to nearly €2trillion over a seven-year period and introduce new taxes on carbon emissions, tobacco sales and electronic waste. Steve Wright, head of the group, told The Sun: “Those who wish to rejoin the EU should present their argument in the harsh reality of the present day. Not a rose-tinted picture of 2016.”
Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he would like to see Britain back in the EU (Image: Getty)
Britain Unbound’s research assumed that the UK could rejoin the EU in 2028 without negotiated opt-outs or a rebate.
While incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham once said he hoped Britain would rejoin the EU “in my lifetime”, he has since pledged not to “re-run” old Brexit arguments.
Mr Burnham could nonetheless face pressure to seek increasingly closer EU ties, with Chancellor Rachel Reeves calling on him to be “much bolder” and go “much further” in his pursuit of proximity to the bloc.
In what will likely be her last speech in post, Ms Reeves said the prize of a stronger relationship with the EU would be “immense” and called for a UK-EU summit, which was planned for this month but thrown into doubt after Keir Starmer‘s resignation, to be rescheduled “as soon as possible”.
Despite this, and Mr Starmer’s efforts to renege on Britain’s distance from the bloc, the outgoing PM’s EU relations minister rejected the prospect of rejoining as an “unrealistic” mirage last month.
Speaking at a think tank event, Nick Thomas-Symonds said attempting to negotiate a return deal would create “constant, exhausting conflict”.
“We live in a post-Brexit world, and it’s time people started acting like it,” he said.