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Scotland never voted for Brexit – 32/32 of Scotland’s local authority areas voted Remain in 2016 – but WE’RE ALL NOW PAYING THE PRICE for a damaging, costly Brexit. Since then, Labour has

teamed up with the Tories to continue imposing Brexit in Scotland, as Keir Starmer confirmed that a future UK Labour government WOULD NOT SEEK TO REJOIN Europe. “MAKE BREXIT WORK” Keir

Starmer has repeatedly used the line “make Brexit work” and talks of “taking advantage of the opportunities of Brexit”, in a clear message that his LABOUR PARTY NOW FULLY SUPPORTS BREXIT. He

doesn’t even consider a softer form of Brexit as a possibility, as he ruled out rejoining the single market and the customs union as well. > 📣 @Keir_Starmer: “No rejoining… make Brexit 

work, don’t > just say get it done, make it work.” >  > 🚨 Latest OBR research found Brexit will hit the economy twice as > hard as Covid. >  > 🥀 Labour are now full 

supporters of Brexit – and Scotland is > paying a heavy price. pic.twitter.com/0gGsvZr5pN >  > — Yes (@YesScot) November 8, 2021 BREXIT EXACERBATES THE COST OF LIVING CRISIS – BUT

STARMER BACKS IT ANYWAY Keir Starmer and the overwhelming majority of his Labour MPs voted for Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal, and now continue supporting it – despite clear evidence of its

disastrous consequences for Scotland’s economy, jobs and communities. The OBR has estimated that an average UK household pays £3,600 for the economic damage of Brexit over 15 years. This

equals to £240 a year, a significant amount when families are already struggling with rising energy bills, rising food prices and squeezed wages. FOOD BILLS ALONE HAVE RISEN BY AT LEAST £100

A YEAR as a direct consequence of Brexit, forcing hard-pressed families to foot the bill at a time of the cost-of-living crisis. > 🛒 In 2016, Brexiteers promised lower food prices – but 

Brexit > has added over £100 to an average annual shopping bill. >  > ❌ Scotland got dragged out of the EU, and now we're paying the > price of Westminster control. > 

> 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A better future is possible. > https://t.co/bkLETLnJTB pic.twitter.com/ycfAgBRyYO >  > — Yes (@YesScot) February 13, 2023 THE ECONOMY IS HIT HARD BY BREXIT – BUT

STARMER BACKS IT ANYWAY The UK is the only country in north west Europe to have suffered a drop in exports since 2016, and the ONS showed that Scotland’s economy has already fallen by 6% as

a result of Brexit imposed on us against our will. The UK also remains the only member of the G7 — the group of advanced economies that also includes Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan

and the United States — with an economy smaller than it was before the pandemic. Britain’s economy is set to be the weakest performing in the developed world this year, according to an IMF

forecast. And to put it in context, for all the economic disruption that the Covid restrictions have caused, the OBR said that the economic impact of Brexit hits twice as hard. It’s clear

that the economy is hammered by Brexit, hurting jobs and livelihoods – and yet Starmer supports it at any cost. > 🚨 Brexit is hitting productivity and costing households £1,000 > each 

– on top of rising food prices and energy bills. >  > 📉 Yet both Tories and Labour continue to back a Brexit that isn't > working. pic.twitter.com/RTwFXyssB7 >  > — The 

SNP (@theSNP) February 13, 2023 SCOTLAND STRONGLY OPPOSES BREXIT – BUT STARMER BACKS IT ANYWAY While Westminster voted to drag Scotland out of the EU, the Scottish Parliament has repeatedly

voted to refuse consent to the Brexit Bill. Meanwhile, Scottish Labour’s only MP, Ian Murray, marched through the Westminster lobbies with Boris Johnson to impose Brexit on Scotland and his

Edinburgh constituents – despite Edinburgh being the most pro-EU city in the whole of the UK, voting 74.4% to Remain. Polls consistently show the overwhelming majority of Scots (around 75%)

think Brexit has gone badly and would like to rejoin the EU, but in a shoddy attempt to win back votes in England, Keir Starmer has completely abandoned Scotland. > Ian Murray, 

Scotland's only Labour MP, represents the most pro-EU > seat in Scotland. >  > Brexit led to higher prices, lower growth and worsened the cost of > living crisis. >  >

 Despite that, Ian backs Brexit. Here's what people in Edinburgh > South think. 👇#bbcqtpic.twitter.com/6THMb1jkSj >  > — Olaf Stando 🌻 (@olafdoesstuff) February 2, 2023 BREXIT

GOES AGAINST HIS OWN KEY PLEDGES – BUT STARMER BACKS IT ANYWAY Earlier in the Brexit process, Keir Starmer has set out his ‘six Brexit tests’ – saying that if one of them isn’t met, he won’t

back a Brexit deal. These include “EXACT SAME BENEFITS AS SINGLE MARKET AND CUSTOMS UNION MEMBERSHIP” and “DELIVERING FOR ALL REGIONS AND NATIONS OF THE UK”. It’s clear that the current

Brexit deal, which Starmer and Labour voted for, doesn’t even come close to meeting these criteria. When he stood to be Labour leader in 2020, Starmer pledged to “defend free movement as we

leave the EU” – but he since abandoned that commitment too, as Labour said they will no longer back the return of free movement. > 🌹 2020: In his leadership bid, Keir Starmer pledges to 

“defend > free movement as we leave the EU”. >  > 🥀 2021: Keir Starmer drops Labour pledge to fight for return to > EU free movement.https://t.co/G3Mvav833d >  > — The SNP 

(@theSNP) March 11, 2021 BY BACKING A TORY BREXIT AT ANY COST, STARMER NOT ONLY WENT AGAINST… * Scotland’s will to remain in the EU * Scottish Labour voters’ will * Scottish Labour MSPs *

Welsh Labour government’s will * Economic common sense …but even his own pledges. > 🥀 Instead of offering an alternative, Keir Starmer's Labour > simply follows the Tories. > 

> 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Whether it's on Brexit or immigration, > Scotland simply can’t afford a pale imitation of a Tory > government. >  > 📢 The only way to escape the broken 

Westminster system is with > independence. pic.twitter.com/bdN9gJX1hb >  > — The SNP (@theSNP) January 5, 2023 ONLY THE SNP SUPPORTS SCOTLAND’S PLACE IN EUROPE While both Labour and

the Lib Dems now supporting Brexit, only the SNP has consistently stood up for Scotland’s overwhelming vote to remain in the EU and stuck firmly to its principles. Starmer’s position on

Brexit also means that even if Labour win the next UK general election, Scotland would still be trapped in the cycle of Brexit damage. Independence is now the only way for Scotland to regain

our place in Europe – there is simply no way back under Westminster control. > 🚨 Despite the overwhelming evidence of the price we all pay, Keir > Starmer backs the hard Tory Brexit.

>  > 🥀 Now, he's teaming up with the Tories to deny Scotland's > democracy. >  > 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Let's build a brighter, fairer, greener > future with independence. 

https://t.co/bkLETLohJ9 > pic.twitter.com/pLSK0ipISw >  > — Yes (@YesScot) January 5, 2023