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Scottish Labour leader says the UK should re-join EU
Michael Marra said rejoining the bloc should be a long-term objective and cited forecasts that UK trade could be 15% lower without EU membership.
- On Tuesday, Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra called for the UK to rejoin the European Union, declaring it a "long-term objective" during a speech in Edinburgh.
- Marra cited Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts showing Brexit left UK trade around 15% lower and productivity around 4% lower, with new border barriers adding around £210 to household food bills.
- Acknowledging "serious questions" about currency and borders, Marra insisted "difficult is not the same as impossible" and announced plans to convene a Scottish summit within the next year to build consensus.
- This stance diverges from Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who warned ministers against publicly advocating specific EU outcomes ahead of his "reset" summit in Brussels on Friday, November 20.
- Marra argued Scotland's best chance to re-enter the EU is through UK rejoining, countering the SNP's platform that Scotland must leave the United Kingdom to return to the bloc.
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'It is in Scotland's interests, and in the interests of the whole United Kingdom, for the UK to rejoin the European Union,' says Michael Marra
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Total News Sources20
Leaning Left7Leaning Right3Center5Last UpdatedBias Distribution47% Left
Bias Distribution
- 47% of the sources lean Left
47% Left
L 47%
C 33%
R 20%
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