The Trump Trade Deal is A Victory for Remainers

The hidden story of Keir Starmer's tentative trade agreement with the US is that it makes Britain's return to the EU much more likely than it has been for years

Much has already been written about who the winners and losers are likely to be from Trump’s trade deal with the UK.

And while the full answer to that question will take some time to play out, it’s already clear who the biggest losers are from this week’s events.

And that is the Brexiteers.

Because for all their initial crowing about the agreement being a “Brexit dividend”, what is rapidly becoming clear is that this deal is actually a major blow against those who believe Britain’s long-term future remains outside of the EU.

Here’s why the agreement struck by Keir Starmer this week means that a future for the UK back inside Europe’s embrace is now much likelier than it has been for years.