It is the right way to go: leaving the EU has been a disaster. But refusing to admit it has cost Labour precious time and credibility
The UK government is trying out a new Brexit stance, not to be mistaken for a change in policy. The shift is tonal.
Previously, Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves talked about Britain’s detachment from the rest of Europe as a feature of the natural landscape, awkward to navigate perhaps, but nobody’s fault. Now they are prepared to say it is an affliction.
Rafael Behr is a Guardian columnist
