Early indications are that Keir Starmer will announce an as yet un-named bill in the King's Speech (in May) that will underpin the (re)alignment with a range of EU laws thereby making more concrete the emerging strategy of re-engaging with EU regulations sector by sector.
However, it is unlikely that this will still the accusation(s) from Europe that the UK still seeks to cherry-pick the advantages of the EU, while avoiding a range of collective commitments.
They're right.
It's the same old cherry picking.
We should #RejoinEU as normal members, with the same deal as the others. We'd still be miles better off than the current mess.
Having watched the Brexit-negotiations, I think we can safely translate "you're cherry picking" into "you're not getting this".
However, it is also true that the EU would have preferred a much more extensive agreement to what they got, so there's a lot on offer to a trustworthy partner.
That being said, I'm not sure when and to what extent the UK is considered a trustworthy partner.
I think the answer to your last Q. is not as much as it once was
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