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Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight
- Former UK health secretary Wes Streeting called for Britain to rejoin the European Union on Saturday, describing Brexit as a "catastrophic mistake" at the Progress Conference in London.
- Streeting resigned from Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's cabinet earlier this month and confirmed on Saturday he would stand in any leadership contest with sufficient support among MPs.
- Complicating the path for Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who is running in the Makerfield by-election, the call faces resistance in a constituency where around two-thirds of voters backed Brexit in the 2016 referendum.
- Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy criticized the call on Sunday, warning Labour should resist "reopening the Brexit wars" and instead focus on housing, energy costs, and good jobs.
- Amid increasing pressure on Starmer following heavy local election losses, Nandy stated the Prime Minister must make "his own decision" regarding whether to take the party's fight forwards.
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The British Labour Party is in a crisis of leadership. Although no party-internal competitor has yet officially challenged Prime Minister Starmer, one has now raised an old topic to the agenda: EU membership. By F. Hopfen.
·Hamburg, Germany
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UK PM hopeful calls for country to rejoin EU
A leading candidate to be Britain’s next prime minister called for the country to rejoin the EU. Wes Streeting, who resigned as health secretary last week to challenge Keir Starmer after disastrous election results this month, said Brexit had been a “catastrophic mistake.” The UK is facing systemic challenges; inflation and taxes are high and growth is low. The public is angry: Protests roiled the capital at the weekend. “Britain used to be the …
·New York, United States
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