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Richard Corbett CBE

@richardcorbett.bsky.social
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Previously: UK Labour Party Leader in EurParliament, Yorks&Humber MEP, NEC, ShadowCabinet Currently: EM, LME, writing & lecturing Brexit was a costly mistake. .

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So what ARE the options for Britain re EU? - Status quo: massive damage to the economy - Customs Union: limited economic benefit - Single Market: significant economic benefit but UK has to follow EU rules without a say on them - EU membership: econ & political benefits with a seat at the table
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Yeah right… Says man with net favourability rating of minus 45, a shitload of investigations into possible corruption, a team of utter inadequates and with every constituency bar 4 favouring rejoining because we all know how crap Brexit is now. Bore off. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
theguardian.com
Burnham’s reopening of Brexit debate is ‘biggest boost in my career’, says Farage
Reform UK leader tells supporters PM’s move has ‘opened up a huge flank to us’
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I will be on @lbc.co.uk radio at about 7:05 pm to discuss Britain’s EU options with @iaindale.bsky.social
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LBC @lbc.co.uk · 30/09/2026
Does the EU want Britain back? Yes, @sandrogozi.bsky.social tells Andrew Marr.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
“Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU.” www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
theguardian.com
Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU | Sadiq Khan
Brexit was a disastrous act of national self-harm. Britain needs EU membership to bring growth and security in an increasingly volatile world, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
First EU reactions to Burnham suggestion that UK might rejoin EU: French President Macron: “Welcome back” Spanish PM Sanchez: Brexit was a “huge loss” for both the UK and the EU, and if Britain takes a decision to rejoin, Spain will “open its arms” again to the British people.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
So what ARE the options for Britain re EU? - Status quo: massive damage to the economy - Customs Union: limited economic benefit - Single Market: significant economic benefit but UK has to follow EU rules without a say on them - EU membership: econ & political benefits with a seat at the table
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Andy Burnham has stated clearly that Brexit was a costly mistake, and has promised to look at the options for our future relationship with our European neighbours. Turns out that the most popular option is to become a member of the EU
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
- Adult social care service - Investment - Housing - Electoral reform - Recognition that Brexit was a disastrous mistake - Water companies under public supervision Hope - and ambition for real change - make a return to British politics!
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
The British public has had enough of the Brexit lies www.politico.eu/article/the-...
politico.eu
Brits want to get closer to the EU — and even Farage’s voters agree
As Labour grandees discuss reversing Brexit, Public First results show 70% of voters would welcome tighter ties with the European Union.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The mood shift at Labour Party conference on rejoining the EU is palpable. Let’s hope, for the sake of the country, that Andy spells it out tomorrow…
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
The mood shift at Labour Party conference on rejoining the EU is palpable. Let’s hope, for the sake of the country, that Andy spells it out tomorrow…
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Farage honks his mouth off about ongoing police investigations, when told not to. His Welsh leader is in prison for taking bribes from Russia. He whips up riots. He’s in bed with Trump, foreign money, crooks and crypto billionaires…. A massive problem with national security is Farage himself.
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'We have a massive problem with national security': Farage challenged on Fairford speculation
Reform UK leader told his social media followers the five men arrested after an RAF Fairford situation were "Iranian nationals". Sky's Rob Powell spoke to him after it was confirmed the men arrested are British nationals.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Pressure building up at and beyond Labour Party Conference because: - Brexit even more costly than predicted, hurting economy & damaging public finances - Geopolitical situation: aggressive Russia in east & unreliable USA in west - British public now has a steadily growing majority for rejoining EU
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
If Manchester City won titles for over a decade by cheating, then a fine or a points deduction this season is inadequate. Surely the titles won during that period should be given to the teams that came second (or deduct, say, 10 points from each season and see who wins then)
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
UK and EU to work together on foreign aid. Coordination avoids duplication, cuts costs, and is more effective. We used to do it as an EU member. Good to see Britain starting to rejoin this, at least partially. www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...
politico.eu
UK and EU step up cooperation on international aid
Britain’s international development minister to attend EU summit for the first time since Brexit.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Major opinion poll shows that every constituency in the UK except four would vote to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
“Burnham’s only path to election victory is through pledging to rejoin the EU, research reveals” www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Burnham’s only path to victory is through pledging to rejoin the EU, research reveals
As Andy Burnham refuses to rule out a pledge to rejoin the EU in Labour’s next manifesto, new YouGov polling for Best for Britain suggests he has no choice but to make the commitment if he wants to re...
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
New Swedish Prime Minister, asked whether Britain should rejoin the EU: “Yes. Please. Tomorrow.” www.politico.eu/article/magd...
politico.eu
‘Sweden is back’: Magdalena Andersson has big plans for Europe
In an interview with POLITICO, Sweden’s election winner reveals her unfinished business with Russia, Trump — and the far right.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Even more important than the current figure is the TREND - the numbers wanting Britain to rejoin the EU have been rising slowly but steadily. It’s relentless.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Nonsense! Gas prices have risen across Europe, Africa & the Middle East. It’s not peculiar to Britain. What Monaco-based tax avoider Ratcliffe is trying to do is blackmail the UK govt to bung him some taxpayers’ money by threatening to close some his Hull plants www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
bbc.co.uk
Sir Jim Ratcliffe suspends production at key UK plants blaming high gas prices
Ineos said natural gas in the UK is twelve times more expensive than in the US.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Just 4 months after the local elections, Reform UK (RefUK) have lost 158 of their local councillors: -55 resigned -42 went Independent -28 defected -24 were kicked out -5 lost their seats -2 disqualified -2 suspended. Appalling record - and a waste of taxpayers’ money!
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Even more important than the current figure is the TREND - the numbers wanting Britain to rejoin the EU have been rising slowly but steadily. It’s relentless.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Major opinion poll shows that every constituency in the UK except four would vote to reverse Brexit and rejoin the EU
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
ReformUK claim that their two crypto donors don’t want anything in return for their massive donations. Funny then that the first (and only) legislative proposal the party has come up with is on deregulating the crypto sector…
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Striking trend in today’s news: -Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU -Australia says it wants same - UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU -TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped -Leaders of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
This trend in public opinion is gradual but relentless. The numbers wanting Britain back in the EU continue to rise. Time for more ambition!
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The i Paper @theipaper.com · 13/09/2026
Reverse Brexit in Labour’s next manifesto, Kinnock tells Burnham 🔴 Caroline Wheeler reports Read more: trib.al/ouXxliO
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Across Europe, far right political parties are getting money and help from: - crypto and tech billionaires - MAGA - the US ultra Christian right - Putin’s Russia We need to defend democracy with robust funding rules and digital safeguards
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
£72 million is more than every UK political party combined accepted in donations and public funds throughout the whole of 2025. It’s more than twice what a party contesting every seat may spend nationally in the year before a general election. This is NOT normal! www.uglypolitix.com/p/two-men-48...
uglypolitix.com
Two men, 48 hours, £72m - What’s the Problem?
Two men gave Reform more in 48 hours than every British party raised in 2025. The Government's answer is a working group with no members, no remit and no timetable.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Billions lost to Brexit could make NHS waiting lists disappear, top economist says www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Billions lost to Brexit could make NHS waiting lists disappear, top economist says
Exclusive: Nigel Farage is a ‘spectre’ impeding the UK’s recovery from Brexit, which has cost the UK £3,000 per person every year, Professor Nick Bloom says
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
Elections could once be won by having good policies and campaigning for them on the doorstep and in debates. Now they are more likely to be won by whoever has the most money to spread lies & misinformation www.bbc.com/news/article...
bbc.com
Ben Delo: Reform receives record £36m donation from cryptocurrency billionaire
Ben Delo's donation, the biggest single sum ever given to a political party in the UK, comes amid scrutiny of Reform's finances.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Yes EUCAN
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Burnham should scrap Labour’s red lines on Brexit and get closer to EU, voters say www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
Burnham should scrap Labour’s red lines on Brexit and get closer to EU, voters say
New research shows just one in five voters think Brexit has been a success, heaping pressure on the new prime minister to improve Britain’s relationship with Europe
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
And apparently not a single one of these thugs was arrested by Kent police…
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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Just copy & share everywhere please. Absolutely thumping.
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Labour4PR 🌹🗳️ @labour4pr.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
📜 The amendment calling for a National Commission on Electoral Reform has been ruled out of scope 🙃 How absurd that the 'Representation of the People Bill' can't consider how people are represented! 💥 This was never about an amendment, but about a National Commission
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Another decision influenced by Tory plant in the BBC, the Brexit cheerleader Robert Gibb? Did he think skiing was “un-British” and “too European”? www.bbc.com/sport/articl...
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BBC's Ski Sunday to end after nearly 50 years
The BBC is to end its Ski Sunday programme after nearly 50 years.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Indeed! Britain ‘s economy is held back by the Brexit barriers to our largest market (both for our exports and for our supply chains). Time for more ambition than Starmer ‘s slow and partial “re-set” with the EU! Give the country a genuine growth strategy…
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Liz Webster 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧🇪🇺 @lizwebster.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
🚨 Another Farage disaster. Since 2020, England has lost 6,500 manufacturing businesses. The NE lost 10.3%; Leicester lost nearly 23%. Farage promised Brexit would revive industrial heartlands. Instead, Brexit added trade barriers, disrupted supply chains and made 🇬🇧manufacturing less competitive.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Is it time to put a tax on football transfer fees, with the proceeds being redistributed to grassroots football and smaller clubs ?
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
“A ghost pollster, missing invoices, and £645,000 of unanswered questions ... the kind of dirty money loophole that gives politics a bad name. If Reform can’t tell us who they’re paying or why the paperwork keeps disappearing, that’s not an accident" bylinetimes.com/2026/08/28/r...
bylinetimes.com
Reform's £645,000 'Ghost' Pollster
Exclusive: Payments to a business with no public footprint and a string of missing invoices are raising fresh questions about Reform UK's campaign spending
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
They told us Brexit would save lots of money (that would all go to the NHS). In fact it’s costing us a fortune (and constraining our ability to fund everything).
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
A warning for European democracies: MAGA’s support and funding for Far-Right European groups & parties will grow: carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...
carnegieendowment.org
Why MAGA’s Far-Right European Ties Will Endure
In supporting Europe’s far-right, MAGA and Russia both want the same thing: a weaker EU. Europe must defend itself without abandoning the openness these forces exploit.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Jaw dropping read (if you perservere to the end): "The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain" russincheshire.substack.com/p/the-spread...
russincheshire.substack.com
The Spreadsheet That Broke Britain
The absurd error behind austerity, stagnation and the rise of populist rage.
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
True cost of Brexit on UK economy revealed as calls to rejoin single market grow www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
independent.co.uk
True cost of Brexit on UK trade revealed as calls to rejoin single market grow
Exclusive: The damning findings comes as a major new survey shows that 98.2 per cent of businesses want access to the EU single market restored
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UK in a Changing Europe @ukandeu.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 🔟 Marking 10 years since the EU referendum, we've got a new report on the UK-EU relationship 🔦 It highlights ‘stark divide’ between the economic impact of Brexit and the govt.’s proposed response 🪜And sets out a ‘staircase’ of options for the future 🔗 ukandeu.ac.uk/events/ten-y...
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Faced with madman Trump on their doorstep, Canadians want to join the EU…
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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
And now I see that the boss of Scottish Water has been given a bonus of £115,000 top of his £315,000 salary… Unbelievable!!!
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Cornish Skipper #FBPE #RejoinEU 🇪🇺🔶🌹💚💙 @cornishskipper.wsocial.eu · 27/08/2026
“Among the discrepancies were undeclared company directorships & shareholdings, contradictory information between council registers & Companies House, and interests that had remained missing or incorrect for months.” ReFUK think the rules don’t apply to them; they do. bylinetimes.com/2026/08/27/r...
bylinetimes.com
Raft of Senior Reform Councillors Fail to Declare Interests
Four Reform councillors – including the council's deputy leader and two serving cabinet members – amended their registers of interests within days of Byline Times querying undeclared firms and shareho...
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