The Two Matts Here’s how the UK joins the EU and sooner than you think
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Mar 26, 2026 They open with a war update and analyse possible US moves in the Gulf and the global risks of escalation. They explore how Britain might return to the EU, debating what membership would look like, leverage in negotiations, freedom of movement and the political timing that could make it happen sooner than expected.
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Join Not Rejoin A New European Project
- The UK should aim to Join a transformed European project rather than simply Rejoin the old EU.
- Matt Kelly and Matt d’Ancona argue Brexit and global shifts mean the EU the UK left no longer exists, so Britain must shape a new settlement.
Labour Figures Admit Brexit Was A Catastrophe
- Matt Kelly cites recent UK politicians (Sadiq Khan, Rachel Reeves, Keir Starmer) openly calling Brexit a catastrophe.
- This signals a rapid political shift where major Labour figures now accept re-integration as necessary.
Europe Is In Flux And Britain Must Help Shape It
- Any UK return will be negotiated with a Europe that is itself changing under pressure from geopolitics and fiscal questions.
- Macron-style calls for fiscal union clash with Orban-style nationalism, so Britain must help define what the EU becomes.