Petition Apply for the UK to rejoin the EU fully - do not just 'reset' the relationship
I think the UK needs to rejoin the EU fully for maximum economic benefit and to restore influence rather than merely 'reset' relations.
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A 'reset', Customs Union or Single Market membership may offer some advantages but I think full EU membership alone can provide the growth, security and global standing we need.
As the UK faces economic challenges and global uncertainties, I think it is more important than ever to work jointly with European partners. I believe rejoining the EU would increase and strengthen the economy, enhance international cooperation, improve security, and help protect the UK against external pressures.
I think partial measures fall short of what is needed. Only full EU membership ensures stability, influence and security.
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Government responded
This response was given on 10 July 2025
Britain will stay outside the EU, but we must make Brexit work. In May, the Government announced a new strategic partnership with the EU which will deliver economic and security benefits for the UK.
Britain will stay outside the EU, and we will seize the opportunities of Brexit to make it work.
The Government was elected last year with a clear and emphatic mandate to strengthen our relationship with the EU but which committed to not rejoining the EU, the single market, customs union or returning to freedom of movement. Since taking office, we have reset our relations with European partners to improve the lives of working people and make the people across the UK safer, more secure and more prosperous.
On 19 May, following the first ever Summit between the UK and the EU, the Prime Minister announced a deal with the EU and a renewed agenda for UK-EU cooperation, which will deliver on what the British public voted for last year. This deal is good for bills, good for jobs, and good for our borders. The package agreed at the Summit delivers for the public by providing greater security via a Security and Defence Partnership, which will allow for closer defence industrial collaboration by unlocking the opportunity to access the EU’s €150bn SAFE fund.
It will increase safety for UK citizens through strong borders: we have taken a significant step towards a comprehensive migration partnership and will boost our relationships with key EU agencies, supporting information sharing to tackle crime and working together on returns of irregular migrants.
Finally, the deal we have struck will boost prosperity through removal of trade barriers through an SPS agreement, energy efficiency through cooperation on electricity trading, and a cheaper transition to net zero through linking our Emissions Trading Schemes. The deal will reduce costs for businesses, meaning better prices and more choice to consumers.
The deal means the UK has unprecedented access to the EU market – the best of any country outside the EU or EFTA, and by 2040 the agreement will deliver a £9 billion boost to the UK economy.
Our new relationship will also ensure that we remain influential on the world stage in addressing global issues through e.g. our membership of NATO, G20 and G7. Being outside the EU also allows the UK to agree economic and trade deals with other countries, as the Prime Minister announced in May with the US and India, which will provide further economic benefit to the UK.
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