> the EU would likely have demanded entry and many other harmful policies
That's not how it works. The UK and EU were bound to one another by various treaties. There was no mechanism for the EU to make such a demand, whereas an exit from the EU is a defined path.
If the UK wanted to rejoin then the EU would be able to make such a demand.
That's not how it works. The UK and EU were bound to one another by various treaties. There was no mechanism for the EU to make such a demand, whereas an exit from the EU is a defined path.
If the UK wanted to rejoin then the EU would be able to make such a demand.