Previously: UK Labour Party Leader in EurParliament, Yorks&Humber MEP, NEC, ShadowCabinet Currently: EM, LME, writing & lecturing Brexit was a costly mistake. .https://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mydmcug4cs2kThe media coverage of the awful Aberfan disaster might also mention the incredible gesture of solidarity of the people of Aberfan, sending parcels of toys & clothes which had belonged to their dead children, to Florence when it suffered devastating floods two weeks later. #bbc20 Oct 2026 21:46 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mydmcug4cs2khttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mycyiug47c26I've just added my name to back the UK joining the EU by 2036 - or sooner! It takes 30 seconds. Will you join me? https://www.europeanmovement.co.uk/join_eu_by_203620 Oct 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mycyiug47c26https://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mybwlewy6k2mAnother report that concludes that Britain’s best interest is to rejoin the EU :20 Oct 2026 05:45 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mybwlewy6k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3my7xh4xmwk2hTrying to sort out yet another problem caused by Brexit: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/oct/18/shabana-mahmood-talks-eu-law-enforcement-cooperation-magnus-brunner?CMP=share_btn_url19 Oct 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3my7xh4xmwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3my5lpu5zwk2lImpressive cross-party and cross-profession support in this video for Britain to get its seat back in the EU [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2026 12:20 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3my5lpu5zwk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mxvsyhtbfk2m"The Russian government has sought to influence democracy in the United Kingdom through disinformation, cyber hacking, and corruption." - United States Senate's Committee on Foreign Relations, January 2018 https://framerusercontent.com/assets/Xl8RbfCvVCxiQ71iZjEgmiPUMU.pdf?utm_source=Open+Britain&utm_campaign=c25e923ad4-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2026_06_22_01_57_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_-e352b8b48e-28931909115 Oct 2026 10:09 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxvsyhtbfk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mxozw3n7n22vJust been watching the Westminster Hall parliamentary debate on the petition signed by over 100,000 in favour of rejoining the EU. Only 2 of the 23 MPs who have spoken so far have opposed such a course of action. The tide is turning…12 Oct 2026 17:24 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxozw3n7n22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mxnx3bfaxs2i “Rejecting closer EU ties would be dereliction of duty” Indeed! https://bbc.com/news/articles/c6lyk8e3lxz0o12 Oct 2026 07:00 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxnx3bfaxs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mxlwtrhzss25Yet another national leader from an EU country says they’d welcome a British return to the club… [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Oct 2026 11:51 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxlwtrhzss25https://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mxcf3ybhjc2zBritish public opinion moves relentlessly in favour of rejoining the EU. Brexit has failed Britain.07 Oct 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcf3ybhjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mxcf3ybhjc2zBritish public opinion moves relentlessly in favour of rejoining the EU. Brexit has failed Britain.07 Oct 2026 16:39 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxcf3ybhjc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mx6yamrjqk2r‘Imaginary and real obstacles to Britain resuming its membership of the EU’ Follow up to my piece yesterday in @LabourList about Britain’s options https://labourlist.org/2026/10/imaginary-and-real-obstacles-to-britain-resuming-its-membership-of-the-eu/?link_id=12&can_id=e6fb13356885c325615d863d74dcef0a&source=email-email-105&email_referrer=email_3436439&email_subject=the-tories-wild-goose-chase06 Oct 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6yamrjqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mx6yamrjqk2r‘Imaginary and real obstacles to Britain resuming its membership of the EU’ Follow up to my piece yesterday in @LabourList about Britain’s options https://labourlist.org/2026/10/imaginary-and-real-obstacles-to-britain-resuming-its-membership-of-the-eu/?link_id=12&can_id=e6fb13356885c325615d863d74dcef0a&source=email-email-105&email_referrer=email_3436439&email_subject=the-tories-wild-goose-chase06 Oct 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx6yamrjqk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mx4im5orak26‘Britain and the EU – what are the options?’ My article in @LabourList today examines the four main choices. (Tomorrow I will look at the obstacles- real or imagined) https://labourlist.org/2026/10/britain-and-the-eu-what-are-the-options/?link_id=9&can_id=e6fb13356885c325615d863d74dcef0a&source=email-hope-in-holborn-and-st-pancras&email_referrer=email_3434252&email_subject=hope-in-holborn-and-st-pancras05 Oct 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4im5orak26https://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mx4im5orak26‘Britain and the EU – what are the options?’ My article in @LabourList today examines the four main choices. (Tomorrow I will look at the obstacles- real or imagined) https://labourlist.org/2026/10/britain-and-the-eu-what-are-the-options/?link_id=9&can_id=e6fb13356885c325615d863d74dcef0a&source=email-hope-in-holborn-and-st-pancras&email_referrer=email_3434252&email_subject=hope-in-holborn-and-st-pancras05 Oct 2026 08:26 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mx4im5orak26https://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mwq3eg6bcs2lSo 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq3eg6bcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mwtfmq6cps2fI will be on @lbc.co.uk radio at about 7:05 pm to discuss Britain’s EU options with @iaindale.bsky.social01 Oct 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtfmq6cps2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mwt542i5ds2m“Burnham is right that ‘hope comes from honesty’. That’s why Labour must make the case for rejoining the EU.” https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/oct/01/andy-burnham-sadiq-khan-hope-labour-rejoining-the-eu-brexit-growth-security01 Oct 2026 15:06 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwt542i5ds2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mwqk3uzxj22tFirst 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.30 Sep 2026 14:21 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwqk3uzxj22thttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mwq3eg6bcs2lSo 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwq3eg6bcs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/richardcorbett.bsky.social/post/3mwovgu4vqk25Andy 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 [contains quote post or other embedded content]29 Sep 2026 22:39 +0000at://did:plc:ryfdeym7aar2siojsxy2pyru/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwovgu4vqk25