Labour leadership contender Wes Streeting calls Brexit a ‘catastrophic mistake’ while Andy Burnham sees ‘long-term case’ for rejoining EU
Wes Streeting, who resigned as the health secretary last week …
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Labour civil war over the EU deepens as minister (and close ally of Andy Burnham) accuses opponent Wes Streeting of trying to 'reopen the Brexit wars' with 'odd' call for Britain to rejoin ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Lisa Nandy said that the former health secretary risked 'reopening the Brexit wars' with his 'odd' call yesterday for the country to rejoin the block, 10 years after the seismic vote to leave.
Labour leadership jostling puts Brexit back under political spotlight ○
The UK's relationship with the EU is shaping up as a key issue for a possible Labour leadership contest and the coming by-election in the Makerfield.
The Papers: 'Labour rivals want to rejoin EU' and 'survival of the fittest' ⊕
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Brexit looms as a key issue as Wes Streeting and Andy Burnham lay out their visions for the future of the Labour Party.
'The North will be lost to Labour for ever': Farage ready to pounce after Wes Streeting calls Brexit a 'catastrophic mistake' ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
By explicitly calling for Britain to rejoin the EU yesterday, Wes Streeting was making life as hard as possible for Andy Burnham.
Wes turns the screw on Burnham over Brexit: As PM prepares a resignation timeline, Streeting threatens to derail 'King Andy' coronation with shock call to rejoin EU ⊖⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
The former Health Secretary put the bitterly divisive issue at the heart of his campaign to replace Sir Keir Starmer as he formally announced his leadership ambitions on Saturday.
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