Lisa O’Carroll

But I think now the political calculations seem to have shifted and

And the Labour Party, with the elections coming up in May, you know, fear that they could lose the Liberal left and the centre left to the Greens and the Liberal Democrats.

I think that's the calculation.

And the membership of the EU is a key topic for that voter base, the Liberal voter base.

And many would probably want him to go much, much further than he is.

I think that's right.

Absolutely correct.

I think the calculation is that your neighbours, the EU, they've always been the best partner to the UK.

But having good relations with your neighbours and good trading relations means you have a healthy economy as well.

I'm not saying that the reset as currently cast is going to mean much more.

I think the calculations are it could increase GDP by just 1%, which is negligible, really not noticeable.

But given how unstable the world is and how unpredictable your supposed special relationship person is over in Washington, the EU represents reliability, durability, all those things you would like from a partner.

They will be recalculating, I imagine.

It is definitely a blow for far-right and populist parties, but I don't think it's a knockout at all.

And I think it's way too early to say there will be a domino effect.

But I do think it's interesting to

For example, in Moldova, there were elections quite recently and there was a candidate backed by Russia.

There was a huge amount of money, like hundreds of millions put into interference.

And Maya Sandu was elected.

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