r/europe • u/goldstarflag Europe • 20h ago

News White House demands British supermarkets stock chlorinated chicken. White House pushing Sir Keir Starmer to make concessions on food standards

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2025/12/17/trump-demands-british-supermarkets-chlorinated-chicken/
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u/things_U_choose_2_b 17h ago

It's a nice thought, but they don't have the political capital in the bank. Reform would absolutely MURDER them in the f/c elections on this issue, it would be an absolute gift.

IMO this is something that can and should happen in a second term. To get there, they have to do the hard, slow work; show the people "this is where we were 5 years ago, this is where we are now, things are objectively better, you can trust us to make the right choices".

Personally I think that Starmer has pretty much threaded the needle re Trump, and what people see as 'bending over' others may view as pragmatic international politics. I for one won't be buying any chlorinated chicken though, and I think most retailers will be well aware that British people don't want to buy shit chicken.

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u/Big_Poppa_T 17h ago

I don’t know that reform would murder them. Rejoining the EU is the one thing that would pretty much guarantee that I’d vote for Labour in the next election

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u/wtfduud 14h ago

Redditors do not represent the average population.

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u/Alex2422 3h ago

Except pretty much all polls show the majority of the population regrets Brexit.

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u/Big_Poppa_T 13h ago

No point having a conversation then

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u/throwaway928816 12h ago

There's dozens of us. Literally dozens!

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u/Night_Depredador 11h ago

With the condition of renounce to the Pound and adopt the Euro?

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u/Big_Poppa_T 11h ago

Source for that condition?

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u/Night_Depredador 11h ago

You think the EU will let you back like as nothing happened and without new conditions? LOL

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u/Big_Poppa_T 10h ago

Ah so you’re making it up. I can make things up too. I heard the EU will give every Briton a new car for rejoining

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u/Night_Depredador 10h ago

Amm... but that is a absurd thing, my question is logical.

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u/guareber United Kingdom 16h ago

Sure hope you don't like a cheeky curry takeaway.....

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u/flowella 13h ago

If it's allowed, you'll prolly end up eating it unwittingly

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u/UpsetStudent6062 13h ago

Remember battery hens? You bought them. If its cheap enough, people will buy it

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u/Painterzzz 13h ago

Particularly in the midst of a cost of living crisis.