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Ten years ago then-Prime Minister David Cameron stood outside No. 10 and told the nation “the choice is in your hands”. He was referring, of course, to the historic Brexit referendum vote, which he duly announced would take place four months later on June 23, 2016.

The people of Britain did choose, they chose to leave the EU for good. A decade later that choice is being erased by Keir Starmer in what amounts to a massive slap in the face for the 17.4million voters who wanted out. Slowly but surely the Labour leader is unpicking Brexit and will ultimately usher Britain into a miserable new era of meddling Brussels rule.

That is why patriotic heavyweights are backing a Daily Express campaign demanding the Prime Minister “Gives Us a Proper Brexit” in the run-up to the 10th anniversary of the referendum.

Nigel Farage, Boris Johnson, Kemi Badenoch and Sir Jacob Rees-Mogg say Labour is failing to capitalise on Britain’s liberation from the EU six years ago.

As well as giving Britain full control over its borders by leaving the ECHR, our campaign calls for the slashing of red tape for firms and enforcement of a 12-mile exclusion zone around the UK where only British boats can fish.

But Sir Keir, who campaigned hard to Remain in the EU and wanted a second referendum, is hellbent on cosying up to Europe.

His latest ruse is to suggest that voters were tricked into leaving.

He blamed the decision on false promises – and took aim at Mr Farage, whose Reform UK is ahead of Labour in polls.

With key elections in Wales, Scotland and councils just over 10 weeks away, the PM has been accused of reawakening old Brexit differences to woo Reform voters.

Speaking to the Express earlier this month, Sir Keir said he planned more deals with the EU on defence, energy policy and trade – and claimed that Reform’s leader had misled voters on the £350 million cost of leaving the EU on the NHS.

In fact, that pledge was made by the official Leave campaign, backed by Tory ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson and former Labour MP Gisela Stuart.

Mr Farage was part of a separate campaign.

His Brexit reversal doesn’t end there with another UK/EU summit planned for May.

Last year’s event saw Sir Keir fawn over European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen as they signed a new “reset” deal inside Lancaster House.

This comprised of five key “surrenders” – on fishing, trade, youth mobility, defence and food standards.

Critics said he had been “stitched up like a kipper” by Europe and his “sell-out” for smoother trade will crush the UK fishing industry, drive up immigration and cost taxpayers millions.

Mr Farage labelled it a “Brexit betrayal” while Mrs Badenoch said the deal meant Britain is now a “ruletaker” from Brussels.

While former PM, Mr Johnson, one of the architects of Vote Leave, lambasted Sir Keir as the “orange ball-chewing manacled gimp of Brussels”.

To the fury of Britain’s beleaguered fishermen, Sir Keir caved into French demands to allow access for EU trawlers to UK waters until at least 2038 – more than 20 years after the vote to take back control.

Sir Keir handed EU fishing boats another 12 years access to UK waters on current terms. Arguably the most controversial section, it triggered the biggest cries of betrayal.

Under a deal done by Mr Johnson in 2021, Britain will have seized back 25% of catching rights in its waters that were surrendered to EU trawlers before the 2016 Brexit vote.

Our fishing crews had hoped this transfer of power would continue when the deal ends in June 2026 or that the UK would take back control over 100% of its waters. But Sir Keir has agreed that the EU can keep 75% of its pre-Brexit catch until 2038, rather than us continuing to gradually take back control of UK waters following Brexit.

Under Sir Keir’s masterplan, the UK is lining up with Brussels on some rules around food and agriculture to allow access to Europe’s economic trading zone.

He claims the new deal will lead to lower shop prices.

And the Prime Minister wants the UK to join the £130billion Security Action For Europe fund.

Some fear that the Security and Defence Partnership could end up with British service personnel taking part in EU civilian and military operations.

Brexiteers argue this is potentially a slippery slope towards the UK becoming involved in an “EU Army”.

Ever since he entered Downing Street in the summer of 2024 Sir Keir has pushed for closer economic links with the EU – despite a manifesto vow not to rejoin the EU single market or customs union.

Joining the single market would eliminate trade tariffs between Britain and the EU, but Westminster would have to follow rules set by Brussels and accept free movement.

Despite this, some of the PM’s Cabinet have suggested rejoining the customs union.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting and Justice Secretary David Lammy said that would boost economic growth as Labour struggles to deliver increased GDP.

Sir Keir’s relentless quest to reverse Brexit doesn’t end there, either.

In December he signed up to an EU education scheme at treble the previous cost.

The bill for rejoining Erasmus’s next seven-year programme could hit £6billion.

That is three times the £2billion demand previously rejected by Mr Johnson as too expensive during the Brexit negotiations.

When the UK was previously part of the scheme, the number of EU students using it to come to the UK was around double the number of British youngsters using it to study abroad.

Thousands of European students will come to the UK each year as part of the scheme, including some from “associate members” such as Turkey.

Re-opening the Brexit debate is a high risk strategy for Sir Keir.

He was on the losing side 10 years ago and current polling suggests he and his Labour party are on course to getting booted out of power.

Public opinion on Brexit has changed little, albeit people simply want the current situation to work better.

Another major problem Sir Keir has is a big one. A Donald Trump-sized problem.

The combustible US President doesn’t like the EU and believes Britain is better off being outside the bloc.

That paid dividends when Mr Trump clobbered most of the world with his Liberation Day trade tariffs last April.

Britain came out of it better than most, especially the EU, because of Brexit and our “special relationship” with the US.

As we’ve seen with rows over Greenland and Sir Keir’s controversial Chagos Islands deal, President Trump can quickly change his mind if he doesn’t like what he sees.

He certainly won’t like Britain cosying up to Europe. Neither will 17.4 million others.