Volt UK is a pro-European political party, campaigning for the UK to rejoin the EU, introduce Electoral Reform and fight for a more progressive Britain 🇬🇧🇪🇺
The UK has joined Russia, Belarus, and Turkey as the only countries in Europe where you can’t protest peacefully.
This marks a new low for the UK and British democracy. This could have been prevented if Labour grew a spine and opposed the Tories.
Remember how the UK Government praised its free trade agreement with New Zealand? The EU has just signed their agreement with New Zealand.
The difference? The 🇪🇺-🇳🇿 agreement protects EU producers and consumers, ensuring that the EU market isn’t flooded with goods from 🇳🇿
“Why do you keep talking about Brexit so much?”
Because nearly every problem Britain is facing has been caused or exacerbated by Brexit.
Until we address the root cause of our problems, we will never recover.
Follow us and help us expose Brexit’s problems!
#FollowBackFriday
@darrengrimes_
That’s not true, Darren. AstraZeneca chose Ireland because they need easy access to pharmaceutical supplies from the EU. Because of Brexit, these supplies are harder to import now. It doesn’t matter if the UK reduces taxes, companies still have to deal with Brexit red tape.
Norway uses EU Passport Gates because it’s in the Single Market.
Switzerland uses EU Passport Gates because it’s in the Single Market.
Iceland uses EU Passport Gates because it’s in the Single Market.
Here’s a solution - Rejoin the Single Market!
Let’s talk about Charlotte Owen - a 🧵
She’s 30, and has been appointed to the House of Lords FOR LIFE.
There is a super injunction on her, meaning that nobody in the UK media can talk about her, how she got appointed to the House of Lords, and her connection to Boris Johnson
Immigration to the UK rose to a record high of 606,000 in 2022.
Britain spent more than 7 years complaining about immigration from the EU, making EU citizens feel unwelcome and forcing them to go home, only to replace them with even higher numbers from the rest of the world.
@Nigel_Farage
You and your corrupt cabal caused Britain to be broken, Nigel. You encouraged people to vote for Brexit, which caused Britain’s GDP to drop by 5%. You caused the Tories to have the most right-wing policies possible. You are responsible for this, not the nurses or train drivers.
The current chaos with the government started with Brexit.
Our trade deficit started with Brexit.
Our border problems started with Brexit.
Our broken country started with Brexit.
Britain’s current problems were all caused or exacerbated by Brexit. It’s time to rejoin the EU.
Rishi Sunak said that Northern Ireland has a unique opportunity to be the only area of the UK to access the EU Single Market. This will bring a huge amount of investment and business to Northern Ireland.
Why can’t the rest of the UK get these same benefits?
#WindsorAgreement
We want to rejoin the EU because we want to see Britain thrive again.
We want Britain to trade with its neighbours again.
We want Britain to help lead Europe again.
We want to feel proud of this country again.
That’s why we’re attending the
@MarchForRejoin
. Join us! 🇬🇧🇪🇺
From Hillsborough, Brexit, Immigration, to the current BBC presenter scandal, the lies The Sun has spewed for decades represent everything that’s wrong with the British tabloid industry.
Unless we say “enough is enough”, these lies will continue.
Don’t Buy The Sun.
#bbcnews
From Lincoln to London, Edinburgh to Exeter, every region of the UK now wants closer ties with Europe again.
This starts by rejoining the Single Market.
Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer, when will you listen to the British public?
Huge queues at ports, plummeting exports, European companies stopping trade altogether with Britain
There's only one solution - rejoin the Single Market 🇬🇧 🇪🇺
Rejoining the Single Market means unrestricted access to 450 million consumers, and a brighter future for Britain
Liz Truss and the Tories should be worried. The momentum to rejoin the EU is increasing each day. Brexit is a disaster and will never work. Volt UK is proud to join the
@MarchForRejoin
and our pro-EU partners across the UK on 10th September 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Many people are saying that France and the EU are “punishing Britain” for leaving the EU. This simply isn’t true.
Because of Brexit, all of our passports now must be checked & stamped. This happens at every border across Europe where a non-EU country meets an EU country.
@JustStop_Oil
This is disgraceful behaviour. There are many ways of convincing the public to stop using fossil fuels. This isn’t one of them.
We all agree that the planet needs to be protected. You don’t need to destroy a priceless artwork to make that point.
We all deserve to know the true impact of Brexit.
And if the Government is so confident that Brexit has been a success, they shouldn’t be afraid of a Brexit Inquiry.
#BrexitInquiry
@Nigel_Farage
You’ve never hidden the fact that you want Britain to have an American-style healthcare system, so don’t bother pretending that you care about the NHS, Nigel.
NHS services have been cut for the past 12 years because of the Tories. The NHS needs more funding, not less.
@HughFW
@philipjdoyle
Hugh, you’re absolutely doing the right thing. We just need to focus on getting the current government out of power. But this is why we need Proportional Representation so that you can vote for whichever party you want and don’t feel that your vote is wasted.
@Nigel_Farage
The fact that the Tories and Labour can’t openly talk about Brexit being a failure is because of people like you, Nigel. You turned Brexit into a cult, where nobody could disagree with it, so now politicians have to meet behind closed doors to discuss its failings. Well done.
@Conservatives
Leaving the European Union was the biggest mistake the UK has made in modern history. None of us can move on because Brexit has been an absolute disaster. Job losses, wage cuts, no foreign investment, problems at ports & airports. Problems in NI & Gibraltar. Need we say more?
Brexit. Has. No. Opportunities. Nearly 6 years later, Britain’s decision continues to damage its economy, divide society, and cause further tension with our European friends and neighbours.
#BrexitReality
#Brexit
#RejoinEU
Pro-EU parties have won a majority of the votes in Poland. With this result, it has avoided any chance of Polexit
Thank you, Poland, for proving eurosceptics wrong here in the UK and across Europe, and for voting for a brighter European future for your country 🇵🇱🇪🇺
We welcome news that Labour have voted in favour of introducing Proportional Representation. This will be a huge step forward for British democracy if implemented.
Keir Starmer, it’s time to stop ignoring your members and the public. It’s time to make all votes matter!
The UK is sliding towards authoritarianism, according to the latest global democracy index.
The Tories say they want to build a “better Britain and improve British democracy”. You don’t improve democracy by making it worse!
Pro-Brexit politicians now want EU flags to be banned in the UK, calling anyone who waves an EU flag “unpatriotic” and “anti-British”
Meanwhile, thousands of British children are in poverty, and deprived areas of the UK are continuing to get poorer because of Brexit.
7 years, 7 Brexit lies. Today, on the 7th anniversary of the UK voting to leave the EU, let's not forget the false promises, and misleading campaigns that fueled this decision.
It’s time to hold accountable those who deceived the UK.
Europe is less than 2 hours away by train or plane, yet because of Brexit, travel chaos, and damaged relations with the EU, Europe couldn’t feel further away from the UK.
Even though it feels like we’ve drifted away, we will always be European 🇬🇧🇪🇺
#EuropeDay2023
#FBPE
The Tories are considering holding a referendum on leaving the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) if they’re re-elected at the next General Election.
Leaving the ECHR would be a disaster for the UK, and would mark a new low for the UK’s international reputation.
@Nigel_Farage
After 6 years, common sense has prevailed in the Tories and Labour. Your crazy, eurosceptic views have damaged this country for long enough. You have caused the UK to decline. Now it’s time for the country to rebuild our relations with Europe.
They set up an alternative to Erasmus - it failed.
They set up an alternative to the EU’s Regional Development fund - it failed.
Now they want to set up an alternative to the EU’s huge scientific research fund…
#Brexit
#BrexitHasFailed
Feeling lonely this Valentine’s Day? Spare a thought for the UK. We’re the only country in Europe which isn’t part of a free trade area.
3 years of being single, chasing relationships on the other side of the world, hasn’t worked. Maybe it’s time to rekindle our love for Europe?
Today marks 7 years since the UK voted to leave the EU. Brexit has been a disaster.
Rejoining the EU will take time, but we must start our journey back.
By aligning UK-EU standards, and rejoining the Single Market, gradually, we can rebuild our relations with Europe again 🇬🇧🇪🇺
@gnuseibeh
Unlike the Conservative party in the UK, the centre right coalition in Italy didn’t campaign on an anti-EU / Italexit platform. Why? Because they know that would be political suicide.
Nobody is looking at the UK and thinking “They’re doing great. We should leave the EU too!”
It’s fantastic to see how popular pro-EU events have been at the Conservative, Labour, and Green Party conferences over the past few days.
Our friends at
@euromove
have done a great job of reminding the major political parties of the disasters of Brexit.
Since Brexit, the UK is more reliant on imported fruit & veg from Morocco. EU countries now aren’t bothering to export to the UK because it’s too expensive. Cold weather in Morocco & Spain have affected their supplies. But because we rely on Morocco, it puts us more at risk.
Rejoining Horizon Europe marks a huge step forward for UK-EU relations, and we welcome it.
But it’s onwards and upwards from here! We need to rejoin other aspects of the EU such as Erasmus, and the Single Market to finally reverse the damage done by Brexit 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Since Brexit, summer holidays have caused chaos at airports in the UK and across Europe. All British passports now must be stamped and checked.
We desperately need to rejoin the Single Market. We cannot afford another summer of chaos.
If you want to criticise Keir Mather, go ahead, but it’s hypocritical and double standards to criticise him while completely ignoring Charlotte Owen being undemocratically appointed to the House of Lords.
@mikegalsworthy
So let’s get this straight, the BBC have interviewed Brexiteers Alex Phillips and Nigel Farage (both from Reform UK), in the space of a week, and yet people have accused the BBC of being too anti-Brexit? Riiiight.
@BrugesGroup
It’s called Proportional Representation. It doesn’t matter that PiS won the most seats, because they only had 1 other coalition partner, and that party didn’t perform well. Therefore, the 3 opposition parties who had already agreed to be in a coalition, have a better chance.
New census results show that the number of Brits with multiple passports has doubled in the past decade, and those with EU passports has increased by 500%.
These results have all been driven by Brexit. We shouldn't need to get a passport of another country to travel more easily
Last week, the Tories criticised Labour’s Keir Mather, 25, who has become the UK’s youngest MP.
Keir Mather could lose his seat at the next general election. Charlotte, on the other hand, has been appointed for life, meaning that there’s no (easy) way of removing her.
The DUP Leader accidentally said the quiet bit out loud - Northern Ireland (and the rest of the UK) benefitted from the EU Single Market. It’s time the whole of the UK rejoins it!
#KayBurley
: Do you think Rishi Sunak got brexit done?
Jeffrey Donaldson(DUP MP): "Our unfettered access to the market, in the UK, is vital... but we also have the benefit of privileged access to the EU SM & that makes NI a very attractive location for international investment"
@SadiqKhan
Thank you, Sadiq. This is really refreshing and honest to hear from someone senior in the Labour Party.
Hopefully, this’ll encourage others within Labour to do the same. It’s time we were all honest - Brexit doesn’t work and will never work.
Joe Biden’s visit to Ireland highlights how Ireland has become the new Gateway to Europe for American and international investors since Brexit.
It’ll be the fastest growing economy in Europe this year - growing by around 4.9%. Meanwhile, the UK will shrink by 0.3%.
Because we left the EU, we have no say in what the EU decides anymore. We have no right to tell the EU what to do
We can’t just keep demanding exemptions for the UK. We either follow the rules like all other non-EU countries, or we rejoin the EU. We know which option we’d prefer
Pro-Brexit politicians thought that Brexit would cause a domino effect across Europe.
In reality, it’s had the complete opposite effect. Support for leaving the EU has dropped dramatically across Europe.
#Brexit
EU laws are British laws. They weren’t imposed on us, British MEPs helped to create these laws, and the British Parliament voted on them over many decades.
Scrapping EU laws is a waste of time and money, and will make our relations with the EU even worse.
#REUL
We’re waiting,
@Nigel_Farage
Don’t forget your passport! Sadly, your actions have meant you’ve got 27 fewer countries to move to.
They’ve wasted years and caused huge damage to the British economy, it’s time we repair our relations with Europe again 🇬🇧🇪🇺
@PennyMordaunt
Hi Penny, Brexit has delivered nothing to the UK, we’ve officially had Brexit since January 2021. Since then, our economy has collapsed, our society is divided and we’re risking a trade war with our nearest neighbours. A future with Brexit is no future at all.
@Keir_Starmer
Keir, Brexit doesn’t work and will never work, no matter what you do. Nearly all of Britain’s current problems have been caused by or exacerbated by Brexit. You have the opportunity to get Britain to rejoin the Single Market. By failing to do this, you’re no better than Boris.
Brexit has resulted in the biggest single loss of rights in British history, the the vast majority of British citizens losing their EU citizenship this year. In this article, Volt argues for British nationals to continue being part of the European family:
Finland has officially joined NATO, becoming its 31st member.
Joining NATO provides Finland with additional military protection against potential threats from Russia. But also helps to strengthen all of Europe, with one of the best trained armies in Europe now a part of NATO.
Tomorrow London heads to the polls. They will be able to vote for "Rejoin EU" on the
#London
Assembly ballot.
This is a proportional representation election, votes match seats and add to the Tory/Labour local members. Vote to make
#Europe
's voice heard.
Vote for your voice
@trussliz
@Independent
Firstly, it isn’t “EU regulation” we’re not in the EU anymore. Secondly, removing regulation like this will make it even harder for British farmers to export their produce to Europe. You’re making things even more difficult for Britain just to score a few political points.
The clashes between far-right groups and the police today in London are because of Suella Braverman.
She has been one of the worst British government ministers in a long time, and given the past 13 years - that’s saying something!
Enough is enough. Suella Braverman must resign!
"There is a new political party in Europe, and this is big news because it is the first truly pan-European party, ever."
We at Volt are fighting for a stronger and more progressive Europe, and that includes the UK!
#volt
#VoteVolt
#peoplesvote
While the “Special Relationship” between the UK & USA remains, the reality is that the UK's importance to the USA has declined substantially since Brexit.
We’re now stuck in-between 2 economic superpowers, with less say and influence on the global stage since leaving the EU.
@sophielouisecc
It’s cheaper to have a holiday in Spain than in the UK.
The fact that you think working class people don’t go abroad is incredibly classist, and insulting to those of us from actual working class families.
We said roaming charges would be reintroduced, you dismissed it.
@peteratcmc
Brexiteers have been saying this same nonsense for the past 7 years. “Someone else in the EU will leave….any day now.” You thought Brexit would cause a domino effect, and it didn’t. Instead, support for leaving the EU across Europe has dropped since Brexit.
Boris Johnson has just admitted that he met Russian oligarch and former KGB agent, Alexander Lebedev, soon after the Salisbury poisoning incident in 2018.
If you think Russia didn’t influence Brexit and continues to influence British politics, you need to think again.
3 years since we left the EU.
3 years of economic chaos.
3 years of political chaos.
3 years of chaos in NI and Gibraltar.
3 years of chaos at ports & airports.
Brexit is a disaster.
One day, we’ll rejoin. Until then, we won’t ever stop fighting for the UK’s place in Europe 🇪🇺
The Covid Inquiry has confirmed what many of us suspected - Brexit made the pandemic worse.
Time and resources that should have been spent dealing with the pandemic were instead allocated to Brexit negotiations.
“Get Brexit done” cost numerous lives.
People usually get appointed to the House of Lords because of their contributions to business, society, politics, law etc
Charlotte Owen has mainly just been a parliamentary assistant to MPs, and before that was an intern.
Joining CPTPP brings little benefits to the UK, with the Government saying that the UK economy will only grow by 0.08%.
While CPTPP will bring some benefits to Britain, nothing will replace what we had with Europe.
It’s been nearly 6 years since the
#Brexit
Referendum. Some people are shocked that Brexit is back in the news lately. We’re not. If we’re still debating it after 6 years, it shows you that Brexit has failed.
#BrexitHasFailed
#EU
Yesterday, Donald Trump said he would let Russia invade other NATO members, and America wouldn’t defend them
Donald Trump’s potential re-election as US President poses a serious risk to the security of Europe. We can no longer rely on America - we have to rely on ourselves
For the first time since 2016, a majority of Brits would now vote to rejoin the EU.
This is a huge milestone, and it's happened without any major British political party campaigning to rejoin the EU.
It’s time we put Europe back on the UK’s political agenda 🇬🇧🇪🇺
Keir Starmer’s comments on Brexit and Freedom of Movement were hugely disappointing, but unsurprising. In his desperate attempt to win over Leave voters, he has alienated many pro-EU voters.
Let’s be clear - Brexit doesn’t work and will never work.
#Brexit
#KeirStarmer
Keir Starmer has insisted that he can "make Brexit work" and has ruled out rejoining the Single Market, or the EU. But he can’t make Brexit work, because nobody can make it work.
If Keir Starmer wants to fix broken Britain, he needs to start with rejoining the Single Market.
Ireland is paying for Northern Irish students to use the Erasmus programme, providing them with incredible opportunities to study abroad in Europe! 🇪🇺
While this is incredibly generous of the Irish Government, it shouldn't be their responsibility. The UK should rejoin Erasmus!
"I've never seen such raging incompetence, ever." We agree.
Liz Truss & Kwasi Kwarteng have ruined the economy in just 2 weeks. The fact that they needed the Bank of England to intervene is a disgrace.
#poundcrash
#PoundSterling
#torychaos
Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of England, has received a ton of abuse for stating that Brexit is why Britain is in recession now.
Who should we trust? An economics expert with a proven track record, or a Pro-Brexit MP who never studied economics before? 🤔
#Brexit
Congratulations to
@DeutschlandVolt
for making history with our debut into the European Parliament. This is just the start - we're growing and we will reshape politics. Wherever you vote for Volt, we stand for Europe.
#weareeurope
#VoteVolt
🇪🇺
Volt is officially entering the
@Europarl_EN
with 248,824 votes (0.7%) from Germany. 💜 Well done to
@DeutschlandVolt
& all national teams that participated in the
#EP2019
& every Vo(l)ter across the EU who made this possible. This historic moment is only the beginning. 🇪🇺
Pro-Brexit politicians have reacted with fury to a Swiss style agreement with the EU.
This is what Europe looks like now since Brexit. Look at where Britain is. Outside. On its own.
If politicians care about economic growth, they should be looking at a Swiss deal at a minimum.
@darrengrimes_
Yes, it has been “a hell of a ride” - it’s been absolute hell. We’ve gained nothing as a country, everything the Leave side said in 2016 has now shown to be lies, our economy is in shambles, our government has become more corrupt. What benefit has Brexit brought us?
@Jacob_Rees_Mogg
Every warning that Mark Carney made about Brexit came to pass:
The £ crashed
Inflation spiked
Economic growth slowed (we still haven’t recovered to our pre-pandemic economic levels)
The average household has been left worse off, food bills are £250 more expensive
“Not the Brexit I wanted” so if Brexit wasn’t about cutting immigration, then what was it about?
It’s almost as if people didn’t know what they were voting for 🤔
#Brexitrecession
#Brexit
Boris Johnson destroyed Britain. He made us the laughing stock of the world, contributed to Britain having one of the highest COVID death rates in the world, and oversaw a disastrous Brexit deal which has ruined Britain.
He will not be missed.
The man who caused Brexit, and is the reason why Britain is such a mess today, is back in politics
To make matters worse, David Cameron is no longer an MP, so he’ll be rushed into the House of Lords as an unelected peer
Enough is enough. We need a General Election!
@Keir_Starmer
Yes, the Tories are holding us back. But Brexit is holding us back even more. Nearly every economist states that Brexit is the root cause of Britain’s problems, and it’s why our economy is still below pre-COVID levels.
When will you address the Brexit elephant in the room?
We are proud to announce that we are standing two candidates in the 2024 UK General Election. More info on them will be out soon!
#VoteVolt
#GeneralElection2024
@guardian
Hi
@guardian
, please correct this headline. These roaming charges are because the UK left the EU. All EU members states have no roaming charges. This is not the EU’s fault - this is Britain’s.
This chaos started with the Brexit vote in 2016. Not Liz Truss.
Another Tory leader won’t solve this mess. It’s time we address the root cause of problems in British politics - Brexit.
#LiztrussResign
#LizTrussPM
#Brexit
Jewish schools, shops and restaurants are being closed. The far-right are spreading fear and hatred about Muslims in Europe. This is unacceptable.
The Israel-Palestine conflict may be a contentious issue, but that’s no excuse for innocent people to be attacked or abused
The UK has rejoined the EU’s Horizon Europe, the world’s largest science & research programme
This is a huge relief for British scientists who rely on funding to deliver life-changing research
Slowly, but surely, the UK is rebuilding our relations with Europe again 🇬🇧🇪🇺