Editor's note: Since this article was first published by Talk2EU, an updated version has also been published by North East Bylines on 15/06/2026. Could the UK rejoin the EU within ten years? The question evolved into: what would Britain have to become to rejoin? The Talk2EU team were discussing how best to examine the case for rejoining the EU within a decade. The article started with a simple question: Could the UK rejoin the EU within ten years? By the end of our investigat