Brexit Heavyweights Warn Labour Is ‘Dragging Britain Back Into The EU’

Brexit heavyweights have launched a blistering attack on Sir Keir Starmer, accusing his Labour government of betraying the 2016 referendum result and quietly hauling Britain back under Brussels’ control.

Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch and Jacob Rees-Mogg have all backed a new Daily Express campaign demanding that the Prime Minister “Give Us a Proper Brexit” — warning that the freedoms won by more than 17 million voters are being deliberately squandered.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said that since the referendum, “betrayal has followed betrayal,” accusing Labour of showing “every sign” it wants to reverse Brexit in all but name.

“The many benefits of our hard-fought Brexit freedoms are still there to be seized,” Farage said. “Yet bafflingly Labour wants to drag us back under the heel of Brussels. Are they completely mad?”

He added that Labour is “hellbent on blaming all the country’s current problems on Brexit” to disguise what he called its own “incompetence.”

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson also weighed in, reminding voters that Brexit delivered concrete results almost immediately — including faster Covid vaccinations and a quicker economic rebound than EU states.

“This country took back control of its laws, its borders and vast sums of money sent to Brussels,” Johnson said. “Brexit proved its worth within a year. It saved lives and jobs.”

But he warned that those gains are now under threat.

“The UK is groaning under the economic misery of a high-tax, high-regulation Labour government,” Johnson said. “Worse still, Starmer is keeping us locked into the sclerotic EU economy.”

Johnson accused Labour of “destroying Brexit” by stealth, arguing that creeping alignment with EU rules wipes out Britain’s ability to regulate differently and compete globally.

“By edging us back into the orbit of Brussels, Labour is destroying the UK’s potential,” he said. “It is time to stand up for our hard-won democratic freedoms.”

The backlash comes after Sir Keir openly signalled his desire to move Britain closer to the EU single market — despite a manifesto promise not to rejoin it.

Speaking during a trade visit to China, the Prime Minister said he wanted to “go further” in aligning with the EU, citing food and agricultural rules already covered by post-Brexit agreements.

He insisted closer alignment would lead to cheaper supermarket prices — but critics say it amounts to a slow-motion reversal of Brexit.

The Express campaign is calling for a clean break from EU influence, including leaving the European Convention on Human Rights, slashing red tape for businesses, and enforcing a 12-mile exclusion zone for British fishing vessels.

With the 10th anniversary of the referendum approaching, Brexit supporters warn the battle for Britain’s independence is far from over — and that Starmer’s Labour is reopening the biggest political fight of the last generation.

Key Takeaways

• Brexit heavyweights revolt: Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch and Jacob Rees-Mogg accuse Sir Keir Starmer of “betraying” Brexit and edging Britain back under Brussels’ control, backing a Daily Express campaign to “Give Us a Proper Brexit.”

• Starmer accused of stealth EU return: Critics say Labour is quietly aligning the UK with the EU single market — especially via food and agriculture rules — despite a manifesto pledge not to rejoin the single market or customs union.

• Battle lines drawn ahead of referendum anniversary: With the 10th anniversary of the Brexit vote looming, opponents warn Labour’s approach risks undoing hard-won sovereignty on laws, borders and regulation, reigniting a full-scale political fight over Brexit’s future.

SOURCE: EXPRESS

Brexit was the most stupid thing the country has done. If the Tories couldn't get it sorted properly (including for nearly 5 years with an 80 seat Commons majority) why blame Starmer who has only been PM for 18 months?

2 hours ago, Social Media said:

“The many benefits of our hard-fought Brexit freedoms are still there to be seized,” Farage said.

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10 minutes ago, candide said:

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Dammit, I just copied that comment to quote it, but you beat me.

I guess everyone has just forgotten to seize them during the last five years. They are there though, no doubt, just waiting to be seized, oh yes. What were they again?