He claimed it is a pivotal moment for the UK's future relationship with the bloc. But he admitted Remainers could find this "easy to overlook in their understandable despair" in the wake of Brexit. Writing in North East Bylines, Lord Adonis said: "Nothing less than rejoining the European Union is either acceptable or practical as our ultimate goal. Lord Adonis has continued his desperate bid to drag Britain back into the European Union (Image: GETTY) Lord Adonis insisted "nothing less" than rejoining the EU is "acceptable or practical as our ultimate goal" (Image: GETTY) "For Britain’s security, prosperity and influence as a nation we must be full participants in the world’s largest free trade bloc that lies on our doorstep.