Culture secretary says Streeting’s call for UK to rejoin EU is ‘odd’
Summary
The UK culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, called Wes Streeting’s suggestion that Britain should rejoin the European Union “odd,” saying the Brexit debate was settled 10 years ago. Streeting resigned from the cabinet and supports closer ties with the EU, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer plans to focus on repairing Brexit’s effects without reopening this debate.Key Facts
- Lisa Nandy says calls to rejoin the EU reopen a settled Brexit debate.
- Wes Streeting resigned from the cabinet and supports rejoining the EU in the future.
- Streeting believes closer ties with the EU are needed for economic growth and security.
- Keir Starmer opposes rejoining the EU and wants to focus on fixing Brexit’s problems.
- The issue is becoming important in the upcoming Makerfield byelection and Labour leadership contest.
- Andy Burnham plans to run in the byelection but will not focus on EU membership.
- Josh Simons, resigning MP for Makerfield, supports nationalizing utilities to lower costs.
- Starmer’s allies say he will run if a leadership challenge happens and is prepared to fight for his position.
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